Governments are claims over a specific, artificially separated geographical territory, while religions are claims over an ideologically drawn territory. They have the monopoly on the use of force within their territory. They ultimately control everything inside and everything going in and out—people within that territory are basically at the mercy of the whims and wishes of their masters. Masters, whatever they perceive as good for themselves can convert into a law or regulation, or tax anything against it to the death. The threat of violence is their most potent weapon in enslaving the people. Whether they are subjects or citizens, there is only one premise under everything government, comply or else.
In the good old days, the border control was relatively soft. In many cases, there may not have been any border control at all. People growing tired of the coercion in one territory could easily migrate to another they perceived as better. Only problems could be language and, to some extent, the culture. Even money was not a problem because every territory used Gold and Silver as money. When governments started coining, they would exchange this coin for that ounce at an ounce-for-ounce rate, which was convertible into the coin of the territory. Even the language was the same among all humans in the beginning until God decided to confuse them by changing the languages between different regions.
There were no patents. The Ruling class had a monopoly on education, but people could pursue their endeavors without many restrictions. They could craft their own boats and engage in trade. Trade barriers were almost non-existent. Gold and Silver were the money, so it was tough for the governments to produce the exuberant amounts of money and devalue it in the process.
In many cases, they did it anyway, by shaving the edges of the coins. So, the government’s ability to issue coins was the beginning of counterfeiting and inflation. The money supply would increase if they were shaving the edges of coins, which would always lead to inflation. The reasons for debasing the money were also the same: warfare and welfare.
Money is the medium of exchange. It is becoming increasingly important as economies are becoming more complex. Barter requires a rare coincidence of wants, while money does not. Most territories in the past used Gold and Silver as money; you could take your metals and trade with anyone, anywhere in the world. When rulers realized the value of controlling money, they started coining. But coins were relatively not as easy to exchange as Gold and Silver; still, they did not cause much trouble because those were also mostly made of Gold and Silver. It was only the relative weight that they had to figure out. Fiat came much later. Although there were examples in the past, fiat became a full-blown currency after World War I.
Still, since the beginning of coinage, it has been hard for people to bypass the official money or currency. If the government is debasing the money, printing too much fiat, or confiscating Gold, there is not much that poor Lulus can do. They have to take the hit and deal with the resulting inflation. People who understand the problem have always wished for a way to bypass the government. Finally, as always, technology brings the answer. Satoshi built a technology that takes away the need for any intermediary, government, central bank, or whatever. Transactions and trade once again become matters exclusively between traders and transacting parties. It runs on a decentralized technology called blockchain, and it is called Bitcoin.
Removing the government, central bank, and other banks from the equation is key to maintaining value. It is the whims and wishes of the masters in the central authority that ultimately cause inflation. The government needs money for warfare and welfare, and banks that want to multiply their wealth through fractional reserve banking, increase the money supply, and devalue the currency. So, the centralization has been the real evil and needed to be eliminated, which Botcoin finally did. Blockchain can settle huge transactions within minutes. The only real problem with Bitcoin transactions is the cost, especially for smaller transactions. For this purpose, a second layer on top of the Bitcoin Blockchain exists. It is called a Lightning Network.
So, along with the Lightning Network, Bitcoin is decentralized, fast, cost-effective, safe, verifiable, and free of all intermediaries. It is the solution for the ages-old global problems of inflation, debasing, devaluation, fiat, warfare, and welfare funding. Hopefully, once you take away their unlimited access to money, they may not be insurmountable anymore. Maybe this technology, along with AI, self-driving cars, encryption, security systems, and Nano, would provide us with the best solution ever: the end of the government. What a marvelous possibility. Makes me so happy. We can finally get rid of this eternal elite instrument of slavery. We could be free as sunshine, forever.
Governments, along with organized religions, have been the worst source of nuisance and violence on this planet since the so-called civilization began, since our creation with hybridization about 250 thousand years ago. Slaves or the primitive workers were our label since the beginning. We will not be slaves or primitive workers anymore. We will be the masters of our own destinies. We will not be herded like sheep anymore. We will not be under the paws of elite sons and daughters of the gods. The purpose of our lives will not be to fulfil the whims and wishes of our masters. Friends, we got rid of monarchy and divine right. We can get rid of their latest versions, called Republic and Democracy, as well.
Let us come together to do our best to improve and perfect these up-and-coming technologies. Remember, they have never yielded power by choice. It is the circumstances that have forced them to give way. This time, those circumstances are going to deliver the final blows from technologies. The end will be the most perfect beginning of freedom for all.