Quiet Bitcoin Revolution: The New Renaissance – Bitcoin Magazine

This is an opinion editorial by Stefan Dzeparoski, an award-winning international director and creative producer.

This article owes its inspiration to the essay “A Quest for Social Truth” from “Bitcoin is Venice” by Allen Farrington and Sacha Meyers.

“You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inert, so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it.” — Morpheus

From the 14th to the 17th century, a significant shift in consciousness happened in the Western world. This shift is known as the Renaissance. During this period, the church was gradually removed from the role of middleman in the lives of citizens. The church was the epicenter of all political, monetary and social power. In the Renaissance, a social class of merchants emerged as the dominant one. This class did not need a middleman to instruct their daily lives and dictate the distribution of wealth. The merchants introduced double-entry bookkeeping as the first manifestation of decentralized money. Merchants also led the way in decentralized communication by adopting a printing press. This class saw the value of different kinds of assets. The Medici family legend was born not from investing in banking and commerce, but from conscious investment in intangible cultural projects. Art and artists became a store of value not connected to any nation, political or ideological structure. All this will later lead toward the separation of state and church.