Jan 28, 2021
In this week's
Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Christian Keroles sits down with Andy
Edstrom and Peter McCormack to discuss their recent contribution to
Bitcoin Magazine
Wining Hearts and Minds for Bitcoin.
Both Peter and Andy believe that Bitcoin is inevitable and has
already won but it can be easier or harder depending on how bitcoin
evangelists educate. They believe that thru rhetoric and appeals to
moral foundation theory, Bitcoin evangelists can better explain to
skeptics and newcomers the numerous positive implications of
adopting Bitcoin.
Moral foundations theory is a theory on how humans make
decisions and establish attitudes about things. The theory his a
heavy influence on the book Righteous Mind which is the
inspiration
for the article.
These foundations from Moral Foundations Theory are:
(1) care/harm,
(2) fairness/cheating,
(3) loyalty/betrayal,
(4) authority/subversion,
(5) sanctity/degradation
(6) liberty/oppression.
In the article you all apply this mental model towards mining
and energy usage.
"Bitcoiners need to educate people on this topic and avoid
beginning passively on the back foot. Whenever talking to
someone who is concerned with Bitcoin’s environmental effects, it
may make sense to lead with this question: “Could you please
explain to me how we’re going to defeat global warming without
Bitcoin?” (I.e., defend your doomed sticks arguments, and
I’ll respond with my Bitcoin carrot.)"
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