About
this project

 As a late teenager I was a mad windsurfer, a Civilization II addict, and a dreamy Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, and Pink Floyd listener. I left University with the mind of a (mostly) rational engineer. For a time I fancied Sci-Fi literature, quantum physics pop science books, entertaining the dream of witnessing a proper Kuhn's scientific revolution. I never thought I would see a paradigm shift the magnitude of what Bitcoin is bringing about. Not only is this real, all around us, changing institutions, behaviours, culture and mindsets, but we can all partake in it actively! 

I did a bit of (not enough) proper engineering i.e. building services improving lives durably.  I mostly supported water-related initiatives through research, policy development, training, group facilitation and partnership building. Discovering complex institutional and cultural contexts, analysing ways to improve access to water and sanitation in rural areas or booming slums was all very stimulating. Ground realities challenged my mental maps and I collaborated with people from diverse horizons. 

Yet, working as a programme evaluator, I could witness the generally poor performance of these initiatives. Unpacking the reasons behind this systemic failure, I realized how most institutions are incentivized to align with the agenda of the self-proclaimed  "Aid to Development" sector. An agenda often at odds with the priority needs of the "beneficiary populations". Just as many other decadent institutions, this sector is overly preoccupied by its own survival and growth, and arguably only very moderately concerned by the efficacy and second-order impacts of its action. With this perspective in mind, I increasingly saw myself as a foot soldier of donor organisations aggressively pushing ideologies and programmes of very debatable relevance.   

I long felt like a damned heretic yearning for redemption. Reading Ken Wilber and Rupert  Sheldrake alleviated the pain, but binge-watching Thomas Sowell and Jordan B Peterson is what cemented my resolve to seek an exit. I found the exit on my second touchpoint with Bitcoin, avidly consuming Andreas Antonopoulos' conference videos. It is about supporting the Bitcoinization process. After all, this joint project tangibly addresses the humanitarian, environmental, and socioeconomic development goals at the core of my initial vocation. Now how can I contribute? Well, BTC TouchPoint is my first attempt at adding value. Let me know what you think! I now know that good intentions do not suffice.