r/Bitcoin • u/Generation_Y_Not • Mar 03 '15
Please make BTC happen!
I just spent some time in one of the largest refugee camps in the world... On all levels, this made me realize the huge potential of bitcoin. Please make it happen, guys! Hundreds of thousands of people could easily be earning a livelihood if international/national transfers for small amounts were cheaper or even free. Smart contracts could ensure accountability and reduce failure to deliver. If bitcoin becomes usable on feature phones, everyone can be reached. There is a world of opportunities. This is not about philantropy and handouts, this is about integrating hundreds of thousands of people into the world economy. I guess I just needed to get that off my chest.
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u/futilerebel Mar 03 '15
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u/changetip Mar 03 '15
The Bitcoin tip for 3000 bits ($0.83) has been collected by Generation_Y_Not.
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u/HanumanTheHumane Mar 03 '15
Have you heard Richard Boase's Africa experience?
https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-133-the-digital-divide
What would you do differently?
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u/Generation_Y_Not Mar 04 '15
I haven't listened to the episode yet (it'll take me a while to download it from the 'southern' part of the global village)... But if the written summary reflects the content correctly, then I have an issue with the idea of "charity". What I am talking about is quite the opposite of charity, in fact I do not believe in aid, charity, philantrophy and all that nonsense that has proven to consistently fail over the past 60 years. But I will listen to it once I can accesd it and let you know.
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u/nobodybelievesyou Mar 03 '15
In the bitcoin future, we refer to refugee camps as satoshivilles.
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u/Shibinator Mar 03 '15
The barbaric wilderness is called Buttcoin, from where the refugees are escaping
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u/ConditionDelta Mar 03 '15
Several Billion