I really wish people wouldn't try to politicise Bitcoin so much

I know this sounds ridiculous because of course it's political, but I genuinely don't see Bitcoin as entirely incompatible with any political ideology, yet libertarians seem intent on taking ownership of it and making out like their idealised version of society would be the natural consequence of Bitcoin's success.

In the current highly polarised climate, the easiest way to damage an idea's chances of becoming universally accepted is to associate it with one political ideology, especially a radical one.

Earlier this year I put together a list on Twitter of prominent Bitcoiners who post interesting and informative content on the subject, which is useful to check up on every day, but I really wish this stuff wasn't interspersed with the most dogshit political takes imaginable.

I accept that everyone is welcome to their political views and opinions and aren't obligated to keep them quiet even if Bitcoin is the main thing they talk about. What frustrates me is the forced association of Bitocin with specific outcomes. For example, "Covid is bullshit and any measures by governments to contain the fake pandemic are draconian and fascist, Bitcoin fixes this" - I'm sure this is a view you've probably come across in some incarnation if you follow CT. Whether any Bitcoiner believes this or not, surely they can see it's a fucking own goal.

Particularly annoyed me when I linked a friend to a Twitter account as a good resource for Bitcoin information and that account went on to mock covid and post all this anti-vaxx shit. The friend has lost family to the disease so yeah, embarrassing af.

Rant over I guess.