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+# A socialist love letter to cryptocurrency.
+
+As the time of writing, I am still very much a newbie when it comes to politics,
+but I know for a fact I am a socialist. You might also have seen I accept Monero
+donations, showing my liking towards this cryptocurrency. So why? Why do I like
+Monero? How do I think it fits into our current society. That's what I will try
+to answer in this short writing.
+
+One thing I would like to emphasize first is that cryptocurrency doesn't
+necessarily fit into my representation of the best economic system. First of
+because this is not something I have thought about very deeply, like I said I am
+still a newbie when it comes to politics. And secondly, because internet might
+not even be a part of it. All that to say, I will be talking about
+cryptocurreny in our current economic system, which is, a capitalist one.
+
+Let's get into the meat of it. For the average person, their way of storing
+money is through banks. I have several problems with banks.
+
+If you can withdraw money from your bank, it's because your bank has allowed it.
+If you can deposit money in your bank, it's because your bank has allowed it.
+Your bank is the one controlling the ins and outs of your bank account. You are
+giving them your money, in exchange of protection for it. But in the end, they
+have your money, and you can access it because they allow it.
+
+Banks also have a viewing eye on what you do with that money. If you buy a brand
+new watch, they know. Buying groceries, they know. They also know where you buy
+too: Amazon, eBay, paying for you Netflix subscription, your Disney+
+subscription. They know what you subscribe for, what you eat, what you drink.
+Anything you do with your money, they know.
+
+And maybe you don't care about it. Maybe you think those data are not secrets,
+"Waw, my bank knows I eat corndog and watch Netflix.". But it bridges a gap of
+intimacy that I don't like. I don't care if my friend knows that. But banks,
+their not your friends, they're strangers, you don't know them. I personally
+like to have some control over what people know about me.
+
+With that I think I've shown the power banks have over our money. Before talking
+about how cryptocurrency solves that, I will talk about what I think a good
+cryptocurrency is, which I think the only one currently to my knowledge is
+Monero.
+
+As you might have seen in the title, this is a love letter to cryptocurrency, as
+in cryptocurrency as a concept. This is though, not very accurate.
+Cryptocurrency is very broad and the term includes cryptoccurencies that I don't
+consider good. This is why I felt the need to clarify what I consider a good
+cryptocurrency.