I spent two weeks on a cruise ship getting the same question: why does a social media company need Bitcoin?
Here's the whole answer. It has nothing to do with price charts.
Why Bitcoin: The Base Layer of Freedom Tech
https://soapbox.pub/blog/why-bitcoin-freedom-rail
Spoiler: I mentioned gladstein (npub1trr…hdpu) and Check Your Financial Privilege
Derek Ross
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2026-08-31 17:45:47 UTC
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