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title: "Politicos Portal Trystine Payfer - Swan Bitcoin"
description: "Even those who claim they disagree entirely with individuals across the aisle agree on many things. Bitcoin being apolitical quickly puts this into perspective. Open minds, critical thinking caps on, and away we go."
url: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/canon/politicos-portal/
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# Politicos Portal Trystine Payfer - Swan Bitcoin

Even those who claim they disagree entirely with individuals across the aisle agree on many things. Bitcoin being apolitical quickly puts this into perspective. Open minds, critical thinking caps on, and away we go.

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Even those who claim they disagree entirely with individuals across the aisle agree on many things. Bitcoin being apolitical quickly puts this into perspective. Open minds, critical thinking caps on, and away we go.

**Trystine Payfer** ([@TrystineAnn](https://twitter.com/TrystineAnn))

The majority of people who go into public service do so with a big heart and a goal of giving back or fixing something that affected them or someone close to them.

Pain points in public service typically stem from a lack of funding or transparency and accountability with appropriated funds. Other times, pain points come from manipulating monetary policies to avoid what would be a "catastrophic" outcome (i.e., one a representative or appointee wouldn't survive reelection or reappointment from.)

This rabbit hole aims to show how Bitcoin can address these problems and many more. The resources below are not an exhaustive list of propositions or arguments to listen to or read, but it is a start, and I hope it encourages a continuance of a journey down the Bitcoin rabbit hole.

See you down there!

- [Check Your Financial Privilege](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/check-your-financial-privilege) (Alex Gladstein): Take a step back to see the big picture! Alex Gladstein shares with readers how financial privilege blinds dollar users to Bitcoin's importance.
- [Who Controls Bitcoin Core?](https://blog.lopp.net/who-controls-bitcoin-core-/) (Jameson Lopp): A technical conversation simplified by Jameson Lopp! Understanding how the focal point of Bitcoin development operates.
- [Inflation Fights Innovation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZyFv_BUTPg&list=PL2jAZ0x9H0bRvoNt1xNJWYa9_8_an03h0&index=11) (Robert Breedlove, Jeff Booth): “Our economic systems were not built for a world driven by technology where prices keep falling...That era is over. But we keep on pretending that those economic systems still work.” - Jeff Booth's The Price of Tomorrow.
- [Bitcoin’s Energy Usage Isn’t a Problem. Here’s Why.](https://www.lynalden.com/bitcoin-energy/) (Lyn Alden): Bitcoin’s Energy Usage Isn’t a Problem. Here’s Why.
- [Layered Money with Nik Bhatia | The Bitcoin Standard Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nUYOmVzPL0) (Nik Bhatia, Saifedean Ammous): "No currency in the digital realm will ever be able to prove itself as resistant to corruption as BTC, wherein transactions once confirmed are impossible to override, making BTC the ultimate tool of financial freedom..."