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Transparency, privacy and equality are some of the principles of the community of Bitcoin.The technologies are based on the behavior and ideology of the community that uses them.The site is one of the most valuable resources of man, and Bitcoin checks. This seems very obvious, but it turns out that many times we forget the power of transformation and the responsibility that we have as individuals. The technologies do not change the man —or at least not make it by magic— but more are those people who create and use these technologies, which transform the society.This reality has become even more clear to me, after reading the anecdote of another user on Reddit. The user, doubledowndope, said that two years ago he received 1 BTC accidentally. That sounds like a very good receive money for free, no? However, this user showed that not all of the times you win when another loses.The user reported that in 2017 he made his first purchase of bitcoins in the city of Tucson, Arizona. After contacting the seller on Localbitcoins, it had been with him at a local coffee shop to pay off the purchase-sale. Doubledowndope would give USD 3,000 in cash for the price of 1 BTC. The exchange is ended by performing in a car, without witnesses, in order not to raise suspicions.But, at the end of the afternoon, the wallet arrived two bitcoins for the price of one. What had happened? The keychain process twice the transaction without detecting any errors.Doubledowndope said that the seller called it distressed a few hours after the exchange, trying to check if they had arrived 2 BTC to the address and if they could be returned. Everything was in favor of the buyer, who could simply decide not to return the money transferred. They had exchanged the bitcoins for cash without any intermediary trust, as well as there are no laws in the united States that belong to a transaction of that type.However, this user from Reddit decided to return the money. For him, the honesty and, therefore, the transparency of Bitcoin, it was a most precious good that criptomoneda additional. “For anyone who is wondering why I returned that 1,07 BTC. Bitcoin is not only of value, wealth or power, it is about people. People are more important”, he noted.Because of this, even when the price of bitcoin is above $ 8,000 today, the internet user claims not to regret his decision.
The people is the key
The words of this anonymous echoed in my mind. “People are more important”. It’s not about the power, or of riches, or even the technology for more secure and reliable that is. In the end, only the example and initiative of the man can change his fate.I’m a true believer that the emergence of Bitcoin can mark a before and an after in the history of modern. Its ability of the decentralization of power allows forms of governance much more democratic in the Internet. Significantly improves the paradigms of secure communications and privacy, as proposed by previous technologies. Also, your public record immutable promotes a society that is more transparent, which is not trusted to verify the information.The people who create and use these new technologies contributes all day what they want for the future. Image of Halfpoint/stock.adobe.they eat this way, we can ensure that Bitcoin is the huge grain of sand —or an entire waterfront— that pushes the man to transform their models of governance, interaction, and socialization. But, nothing of that coup, counter current may be possible without the idea put into practice one or several men. That is to say, thanks to Satoshi Nakamoto and those who contributed in the creation of Bitcoin.The cypherpunks, that particular group of 90, comprised of scientists, criptográfos and enthusiasts who believed in a Internet more private and free, laid the foundation for what is know today as Bitcoin. But, Bitcoin could have been another thing, or more of the same.Its creators were able to develop a technology that allows you to censor a few, which distributes the power between a dome, which ensures the wealth in the hand of the powerful. However, because it is constituted under the principles of equality, privacy and decentralization, it has become a weapon of resistance.
Humanity is the new trend
The technology is not the that is transforming the society, but those few who have decided to think outside the box. The people who create and use these new technologies contributes all day what they want for the future. Doubledowndope is a rebel, because think of the other in a world where everyone took care of their interests, is an act of rebellion.And when I refer to humanity I speak of that potential that we have all of us, beyond the education and cultural behaviors. The Royal Spanish Academy defines it as a sensitivity or compassion to the other, but I also think that it’s a sensitivity to ourselves and our future.The community bitcoiner seems to want to go for a more human future, where the right and the responsibility are not privileges or convictions. Where each individual can be responsible for their decisions and to create a society (or technology) that looks like what he thinks and believes.Jose Ramos, lecturer of the Victoria University, Australia, pointed out in one of its publications that “the technologies are what the human is.” That is to say, are created and used in his own image and likeness. I believe that technologies such as Bitcoin are born of that consciousness that the human being is honest and sensitive, but also selfish and greedy of power. Because of this, they offer an answer to this clash of realities.The history of Doubledowndope reminds me of the importance of human resource in the technology, an aspect that we often forget when we talk about progress in this sector. In the end, more impressive than that are the ideas of man, without the focus and the correct target will not lead to the purpose more just.An example of this are the research on nuclear fission, which became the basis for the creation of the atomic bomb. To a science that can be used for purposes not altruistic, the only thing that remains the man is to continue betting on technology that is more human.Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Breaking News.