On January 03 2009, block 0 of a new distributed system was mined. Contained within, was a message, “The Times,03/Jan/2009, Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks”, revealing some of the thinking behind its genesis.Taking into account that this was in the midst of the financial crisis, and combining that with later writings, we can infer that Satoshi wasn’t happy with the economic system he found himself in.What’s interesting though, is that instead of complaining,grumbling, whining, lobbying politicians, voting,protesting, occupying wall street, or any of that — ALL which I might add, never achieved any of their desired outcomes — he dared to create an alternative, and asked permission from no-one.He saw the problems of the world and what he could do about them without crying out or bawling out to anyone.Satoshi started all of this when he sat down and figured out how to solve a seemingly unsolvable problem.Echoing this sentiment back in 1993 with the Cypherpunk Manifesto, Eric Hughes famously declared, “Cypherpunks write code.” This amalgam of recognizing problems, having technical skills to potentially fix them, and then taking personal ownership for trying to do so is probably one of, if not the most important qualities our species has.Human history is littered with these feats — monumental forces of will which flip the script, change reality, and reveal new pathways for being.It’s not about idolizing Satoshi or others. The point is that in order to solve big problems, we must first look inwards and take responsibility.Our civilization’s heavy reliance on electronic technology means that now more than ever, you have a chance to come up with real technological solutions and nudge our species in a better direction.So in closing, I just want to get across that it is down to YOU, and no one else. Stop shaking your fist at the sky, and shift your mindset.credit/source: 