{"id":28529,"date":"2014-06-17T19:53:35","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T19:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ci027cfe66b0032697"},"modified":"2014-06-17T19:53:35","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T19:53:35","slug":"ode-to-julia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/culture\/ode-to-julia","title":{"rendered":"Ode to Julia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When I first heard of Julia, she called me a bitch<\/a>. Her voice was so clear, so loud, and so crisp.<\/p>\n

I was taken aback, (right away, I might add) Her words were so truthful; I felt angry, and sad.<\/p>\n

I thought I \u201cgot\u201d bitcoin! It\u2019s the future of finance! I should want<\/em> to teach governments and give them a chance!<\/p>\n

How to deal with this chick, she challenges all that I know\u2026 Do I hate her, embrace her, or meet her and grow?<\/p>\n

Her Vines are mesmerizing<\/a>, she speaks without fear. Her thoughts are so radical, with an odd kind of cheer.<\/p>\n

I reach out over Facebook and propose meeting up, She gets back to me quickly, and says, simply, \u201cyup.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first time we meet was quite a surprise. She hugged me, showed happiness; I felt like a prize!<\/p>\n

We bonded quite quickly, we talked over drinks, \u201cThis girl has mad brains, I\u2019ll record all her thinks.\u201d<\/p>\n

She took me shooting \u2013 taught me to shoot trap I peeked in her head; now there\u2019s no going back\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cSo bitcoin,\u201d I said, \u201ctell me how you got in?\u201d \u201cWell, where do I start?\u201d I said, \u201cjust begin.\u201d<\/p>\n

First, she tried to buy drugs on the fated Silk Road, but chickened out before buying as she lives with her folks.<\/p>\n

Then, at the Expo, she met up with Amir, heard Andreas\u2019 speech and Bitcoin became clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cBitcoin\u2019s empowerment! I\u2019ll listen to them,\u201d; she wanted to learn more, so she met Charlie Shrem.<\/p>\n

New York taught her much and the gears started turning \u2013 moment by moment, Julia was learning.<\/p>\n

She was a bitch but she made the transition, because she tapped into knowledge and she chose to listen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything new is treated with fear: the bicycle, the car, it\u2019s all just so clear.\u201d<\/p>\n

She listens, she listens, seeks out all honesty and realizes that Bitcoin = economic sovereignty.<\/p>\n

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Born in Yeysk, Russia, she knows of corruption. Her dad paid two governments* to avoid any disruption.<\/p>\n

Home-schooled by her mom, they lived a good life, but the *mafia\u2019s taxes creates trouble and strife.<\/p>\n

She and her family, younger sister in tow, left post-USSR Russia for Canada \u2013 to grow.<\/p>\n

Her dad\u2019s manual labour allowed the family to live \u2013 her father worked construction to come home and give.<\/p>\n

A Libertarian for a while, she then learned about anarchy \u2013 her lifestyle came first, then came her philosophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cLabels can limit, but they can also empower. But centralized, imposed ruling makes people cower.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anarchy \u2013 for her \u2013 is a lifestyle of freedom! \u201cLeave the people alone! Then our earth can be eden.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut statists be like, \u2018who will build the roads<\/a>?\u2019 Private corps. already do this, that\u2019s just how it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n

No aggression, no rulers, don\u2019t provide the solutions. Just empower the humans, dismantle institutions.<\/p>\n

Problems are solved day by day, bottom up, not top-down, by rulers, as central power corrupts.<\/p>\n

The only way this works is to break up into states who can choose<\/em> their own leaders!\u201d, Julia postulates.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must live cooperatively, community-based. For an ethical revolution, that must be the base.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo communism or socialism, let\u2019s be individuals. This is why p2p is so beautiful: <\/em>we\u2019re all equal citizens.<\/p>\n

We function in communities, worldwide but still small. We can work without centralized rulers, or top-down control.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be like the Wildlings! They all live in tribes. In control of who they follow, they\u2019re in control of their lives.<\/p>\n

If they don\u2019t like their rulers they\u2019re allowed to break free. They aren\u2019t held to their leader, or by any decree.\u201d<\/p>\n

The scariest thing to Julia is so crystal clear: this emerging \u2018New World Order\u2019 is the base of her fear.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most terrifying thing is unifying us all. When you centralize the power, individuals become small.<\/p>\n

No nations! No states! Just communities that compete! (And that\u2019s not a bad thing as it dismantles the elite.)<\/p>\n

Why can\u2019t we all butt heads and follow who we CHOOSE? Instead of imposed, corrupt rule where 99 of us lose?<\/p>\n

Bitcoin is power; we vote with our money. If you love England\u2019s queen, then use the pound, honey.<\/p>\n

If you support individuals, then use cryptocurrency, because times, they\u2019re a changin- and we\u2019re living in urgency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Julia is no fool. Her eyes are wide open. She flies off to Bilderberg to protest the broken<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We bond over Andreas<\/a>, and we both have hope. We both love Bitcoin; she thinks it\u2019s, quote, \u201cdope.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUse the internet,\u201d she says, \u201cto build your own life, fund your family\u2019s travel, avoid 9-5 strife.<\/p>\n

People jump into moulds of social engineering, but a new form of lifestyle is quickly appearing.\u201d<\/p>\n

So keep speaking up, keep speaking your truth! Don\u2019t give in, don\u2019t apologize, empower our youth!<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t pander to governments, or foundations or organizations! We are returning to communities and dismantling nations!<\/p>\n

Bitcoin is pure but it\u2019s facing \u2018correction\u2019 And that\u2019s taking it into a different direction.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not meant for the system<\/a>! That\u2019s why it was invented! We don\u2019t need it approved! We don\u2019t need it consented!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Julia\u2019s optimistic. She\u2019s now full of hope. An artist and philosopher, she\u2019s not one to mope.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s a fighter, a truth teller, and she does<\/em> give a f*ck: \u201cJust teach the people<\/strong> \u2013education gets them unstuck.<\/p>\n

When we replace empathy onto the shoulders governments, we achieve simply nothing and remain in strict covenants.<\/p>\n

So take back the power and just BE GOOD. When we teach men to fish, personal power is understood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bitcoin is the key to the lock to the door \u2026we are waiting to open it, and we are waiting no more.<\/p>\n

Feature image painted by Y.T. Coin Artist. Follow her on Twitter @coin_artist<\/a> \u2014 tip her via her QR code below:<\/p>\n

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