Bitcoin as religious experience

Our institutions have become hyper-centralized, enslaving billions of people in indebtedness and taxation. What is the role of Bitcoin in humanity's response?

I’m old enough to remember the early days of the Internet. This was 1997 or ‘98, when Google was an upstart, the only way to get online was through a dialup connection’s unmistakable, and now unforgettable, 30-second song (which also rendered your phone-line unusable for anyone else for however long you wanted to stay connected) and your choice of email…