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The other night I was chatting away with clients and their colleagues over dinner and as inevitably happens with me these days, we slowly started talking about the value of things, the consumption of useless and how much impact debt has on our lives. It quickly turned into ownership, liberty, freedom and banking controls. 

It wasn't me doing the talking.

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This is mainstreaming crypto and this is where it begins - *people understanding that the game is rigged and looking for ways to improve their playing skills. This is what it comes down to in my opinion, *education to improve the vocabulary.*

When I talk about "investing vocabulary" I am not talking about the terms, I am talking about the understanding of concepts that are influencing daily lives well enough that a person can influence the system back. We talk about a free market but it isn't a balanced system when there are the majority of people not even knowing they are in the market square and actively trading in the supply and demand game. Those in the know, *know.*

There is a distinct lack of economic awareness being broadcast and while there is plenty of information available, when contrasted against the attraction of entertainment, it is obvious where the majority are going to spend their time. 

I have stated these questions a couple of times to people here and in the walking world, 

*What percentage of your disposable income have you spent in the last year on purchases you believe will go up in value? And what percentage do you think the banks have?*

These days it is incredibly easy to spend money, it is incredibly easy to get loans to spend when we can't afford to buy now and that means that we end up paying more for what we want due to the interest the banks charge us. But the banks double dip, because not only are they loaning out (on a fractional reserve) to rope people into a debt cycle, they invest near 100% of their own wealth into purchases that make money. What do they invest into?

# *Whatever you are buying.*
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But people are slowly waking up and starting to see that *ownership* is the only way to really create some semblance of economic security and while buying into stocks might be secure, the markets are controlled heavily by the few at the top who already own.  But, *be where the ball is going to be* should drive people toward crypto and blockchained assets.

Those here now are already where the ball is going to be of course - even though it might seem a bit early for many as they aren't rich yet. Imagine how long it took to set up the infrastructure required to take advantage of a gold rush or to mine the oil fields. While there are economic dynasties that are built upon these types of events, the investments in and the risk taken were not insignificant - especially since it really was *the wild west.*

You have probably heard crypto described that way too because there are so few rules, so many scammers and the chance to win is huge but risks need to be taken at some level. What people should start seeing themselves as are economic and industry trailblazers and crypto gunslingers looking to push an industry from high volatility to massive utility. 

The difference from the gold and oil rushes of the past is that almost anyone globally can participate in the investment process as well as have a say in the way the industry infrastructure and eventually the common standards take form. We are all in the greater market place in some way as we all interact economically at some level, but those moving and generating their wealth increasingly on blockchains and through crypto are going to send a groundswell through the entire market.

Crypto and blockchain isn't going to take the world by storm - it is going to increasingly replace what is in so many ways that there will be no way to avoid participation. The vocabulary on the streets is already shifting, the industry is moving and soon - everyone you know will live blockchained and tokenized lives still doing exactly what they are doing today. Because this is going to affect every industry and product on earth, it is going to be larger than any gold and oil rush combined and generate and carry wealth at an astronomical level.

Mainstreaming is by creating a world of familiarity - and the vocabulary is already getting learned. 

Taraz
[ a Steem original ]

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