Additional Socratic Questions

Activity TypeDiscussion

Description

Participants use Socratic questions to examine education, self-directed learning, centralized power, decentralization, and Bitcoin. The discussion asks participants to consider whether an informed public can evaluate the money system and why decentralized systems may be difficult for those in power to control.

Objectives

Participants examine how critical thinking and decentralization can shape their understanding of money systems.

Procedure

Step 1

Discuss whether people in power under fiat money favor an educated citizenry that understands the money system.

Step 2

Discuss self-education, learning how to learn, and critical thinking.

Step 3

Ask whether those in power can stop the use of decentralized money such as Bitcoin, and discuss why decentralization matters.

Key Points

The desired teaching ideas are the value of educating yourself and why decentralization matters.

Discussion Questions

Can those in power stop anyone from using decentralized money?