[jprupp]

I'm Venezuelan. All I can say is: I know, and that's why I dedicated ten years of my life to help Bitcoin succeed, mostly in the form of Bitcoin Cash these days. I oppose socialism and understand how Bitcoin can help prevent elitists from gaining control over the economy.

[Synaesthesia]

Bitcoin is totally elitist and mostly a vehicle for speculation.

[scottiebarnes]

Look around, everything is a vehicle for speculation, from houses to baseball cards to oil.

Of any network that exists over the internet, Bitcoin is the least elitist. Participation is permissionless; anyone can spin up a wallet, and it requires no identification. Transactions are borderless, code is open source. No one can prevent you from sending/receiving at a protocol level.

[throwvirtever]

> Bitcoin is totally elitist and mostly a vehicle for speculation.

I agree, but the parent poster does have a point. There are places where the economic situation has deteriorated to the point that using Bitcoin can solve some problems. Some things are worse than Bitcoin, but it's a rare phenomenon.