Bitcoin Needs James Bond

From humble beginnings and DIY boards to a rebellious niche trend and ultimately hitting the mainstream as a worldwide winter sport, snowboarding has had an incredible journey.

Many skiing resorts didn’t allow snowboarders on their slopes, suggesting that it was too dangerous and that snowboarding enthusiasts were rude, uncooperative, and upsetting their skiing clientele. Banned from most resorts in the world, many snowboarders would climb the mountain after dark to avoid being caught, which is probably why snowboarding was thought to attract rebels, rule breakers and non-conformists.

Don’t believe me, watch this from 1985:

An alternative culture began to develop, and snowboarding became a cool, edgy, fashionable sport that was eventually accepted onto the slopes, marking a revival of interest in snow sports in general. 

Snowboarding was propelled into the mainstream in 1995 when it appeared in the James Bond movie “A View to a Kill” and triggered a huge rise in the number of people wanting to learn.

The “skiing clientele” are those defending the current monetary system and those into Bitcoin are the “rebels, rule breakers and non-conformists.”

What can we learn from this?

We need 007 to start using Bitcoin, only then will Bitcoin be allowed on the slopes.

This is a guest blog. Views expressed are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the views of Bitcoin Collective.