The education system is going fully digital. So is the financial system. So are other legacy systems :)
Homeschooling is proving that a greater magnitude of growth in an individual can be achieved at a much lower cost, whereas it becomes clear that the one-size-fits-all approach isn't working and holding us back. At the same time, bitcoin plainly shows how screwed the legacy financial system is and how far behind is the technology it has emerged from.
We're only discovering what the bitcoin's network is capable of and how revolutionary are the changes it brings to the world.
Bitcoin has brought around the first true property ownership.
Lighting network allowed for instant, near zero cost transactions.
Third layer apps, like Strike or Chivo wallet, provide a gateway for users from all over the world to transition to bitcoin.
Now, bitcoin & education always go in pairs. Since everyone can run a bitcoin node and create a lightning channel, it became possible for businesses & individuals to set up their own bank and handle thousands (or millions) of programmable transactions daily. Most of those joining the bitcoin space, if not almost all of them, focus on educating people, helping bank the unbanked and spreading the good vibes :)
I'm excited about what the future will bring, as some mind blowing concepts are being implemented (or already are) while at the same time, the mass user adoption is underway.
One company, has recently caught my attention with it's third-layer podcasts app - Fountain Podcasts.
Fountain is a more rewarding way to enjoy podcasts.
- Follow and listen to any of your favorite shows
- Create and discover clips of the most valuable highlights from podcasts
- Support content creators with streaming payments and Boosts
- Message and interact with hosts, guests and other listeners
- See shows your friends are supporting and clips they are sharing
- Organise your podcasts with filter tags and playlists
- Sleep timer, optional push notifications, offline listening and more
source: www.fountain.fm/faqs/about
I listen to podcasts as a means of learning almost everyday, so I decided to give this thing a try. What convinced me is that, if I'm able to listen to the shows that I can listen to on other platforms, why not use Fountain instead and be able to support authors that create valuable content, with sats, directly from the app, while sats are being streamed to my lightning wallet when I'm watching one of my favorite shows.
The idea of being paid for watching something that you enjoy watching, something that brings a value to you, boggles my mind :) In a sense, bitcoin unveils the truth that indeed our just our attention has value, and likely it has much more value than we're able to conceive. I wonder if anyone here tried Fountain, or for this matter any other app that rewards self-improvement? What are your thoughts? :)
PS. Here's some shows I started listening to on Fountain, but haven't heard about before:
- 2-Bit Idiots (I liked the episode with Knut Svanholm)
- Once Bitten! A bitcoin podcast (loved the ep. with @OmniFinn at konsensus.network)
- Citadel Dispatch
Also apparently, Anthony Pompliano is an investor in the company and his shows are promoted, so if you like the show, you can get couple thousand sats just by listening :)