Bitcoin And A World Of Rules Without Rulers

Bitcoin And A World Of Rules Without Rulers

Bitcoin offers an opportunity for society to move toward systems of clear, easy-to-understand rules instead of our current system of rulers.Human beings, for the most part, all know what fairness means. Of course, we don’t agree with one another: Who’s to say what is and isn't fair? We don’t even agree on whether we should strive for a fairer world or just accept that it isn’t fair and get on with it.But the vast majority of people have their understanding of the concept, even if it differs from everyone else's. It's the basis of what we generally refer to as our conscience and it forms....


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