Movies without bitcoin? Snore!Unfortunately the entire corpus of feature films lacks cryptocurrency. But imagine if this weren’t the case. Thankfully, I’ve rewritten the plots of some famous movies to account for bitcoin. How do things change? Marty McFly didn’t have a Coinbase wallet, and White Castle doesn’t accept bitcoin…But what if?Back to the Future Part IIWithout Bitcoin: In the future, Marty McFly purchases Grays Sports Almanac. Doc admonishes him for attempting to profit from time travel. Distracted by the police, Doc and Marty unwittingly leave the almanac in the reach of Biff Tannen, who was eavesdropping on their conversation. Biff snatches the discarded book and travels to 1955 in the DeLorean. He gives the almanac to his younger self, who gets rich making surefire sports bets. The future becomes the dystopian playground of Tannen, a now-corrupt casino tycoon. Marty and Doc scramble to restore the future to normalcy.With Bitcoin: Distracted by the police, Doc and Marty unwittingly leave some papers in the reach of Biff Tannen, who was eavesdropping on their conversation about cryptocurrency. Biff snatches the discarded papers and travels back in time in the DeLorean. He gives the papers to his younger self, who then goes on to publish a whitepaper entitled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,” under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The future becomes brighter than ever expected. Tannen uses a portion of his wealth to found the Tannen Institute for Bitcoin Studies.The Shawshank RedemptionWithout Bitcoin: Banker Andy Dufresne is wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to spend the remainder of his life in Shawshank State Penitentiary. A couple years into his time, he overhears a guard complaining about being taxed on an inheritance. Displaying his financial knowledge but risking his life in the process, Andy informs the guard of a way around the tax.With Bitcoin: Entrepreneur Andy Dufresne is wrongfully convicted of money laundering because his cousin’s friend’s customer’s banker’s business partner’s daughter was once in the same building as some cocaine. A couple years into his sentence at Shawshank State Penitentiary, Andy overhears a guard complaining about chargebacks threatening the life of his online model trains emporium. Displaying his cryptocurrency knowledge but risking his life in the process, Andy explains to the guard that he can avoid chargebacks and save a lot of money in processing fees by accepting bitcoin. The model trains emporium thrives from then on. The guard helps Andy escape.FargoWithout Bitcoin: Desperate for dollars, Jerry Lundegaard hatches a plot to have his wife kidnapped and ransomed. To execute the deed, he hires two seedy criminals—Carl and Gaear. Unfortunately, they execute more than the deed. They also kill Jerry’s wife and several witnesses in the process. The botched kidnapping eventually gets traced back to Jerry, thanks to the detective work of a pregnant police chief.With Bitcoin: Desperate for money, Jerry Lundegaard consults his father-in-law Wade and Wade’s business partner Stan Grossman. They suggest that Jerry invest some money in bitcoin and the emerging bitcoin derivatives market. Jerry abandons thoughts of a fake kidnapping attempt on his wife and eventually amasses a modest fortune in cryptocurrency.Harold and Kumar Go to White CastleWithout Bitcoin: Two stoners embark on an excursion to White Castle. As their night gets progressively wilder, Harold and Kumar pick up a hitchhiking Neil Patrick Harris. While asking for directions inside a gas station, Harris steals their car. After jaywalking across an ostensibly vacant street, the stoners encounter a racist police officer—whom Harold accidentally assaults. Wild shenanigans ensue and satiation via White Castle is delayed for hours.With Bitcoin: Neil Patrick Harris attempts to steal Harold and Kumar’s ride. Thanks to smart property, Neil cannot commit the crime. Backed by the Bitcoin protocol, the car is safe and the would-be joyrider is quickly deterred. As a result, Harold never punches a cop, and the guys don’t spend any time in jail. An unforgettable White Castle potlatch ensues…several hours earlier.Panic RoomWithout Bitcoin: Three thieves plan to burglarize a home. The prize? Millions of dollars worth of bearer bonds left in the house by its previous owner. Unbeknownst at the outset, the new denizens—a mother (Jodie Foster) and her young daughter—have already moved in. Burnham (Forest Whitaker) grows increasingly reluctant about the entire operation when his criminal cohorts resort to violence. In the end, he narrowly saves the entire family from death.With Bitcoin: The burglary never crosses anyone’s minds. All monetary assets have been transferred into bitcoin, making theft far too difficult—essentially impossible—even for sophisticated crooks. Forest Whitaker asks Jodie Foster out on a date. Panic Room is actually a rom-com.Image via ocphoto @ shutterstock.
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¿Es Bitcoin el sueño de Karl Marx hecho realidad? A partir de ese provocador postulado, el filósofo francés Mark Alizart describe la influencia de la criptomoneda creada por Satoshi Nakamoto en la política y la economía mundial. Si como afirma el ensayista, Bitcoin fue creado para luchar contra el riesgo de una crisis sistémica a partir de la manipulación de la emisión monetaria, mucho hay para decir de BTC más allá del boom que experimenta la moneda digital.
“Bitcoin fue creado para desafiar a las instituciones”, resume Alizart en diálogo con Ámbito, y los vientos de cambios del contexto internacional parecen soplarle a favor. “La crisis del Covid, la presidencia de Trump, han creado el caos. Y hay más y más inyecciones de dinero que inflaron los precios de los activos hasta el infinito, mientras que el desempleo y los salarios nunca fueron tan malos. Así que no me sorprende que la gente esté tratando de encontrar consuelo en Bitcoin”, afirma.
El filósofo es autor de la obra “Criptocomunismo”, donde explica que es dudoso que Bitcoin signifique el fin de los bancos centrales o del sistema financiero mundial. De hecho piensa que lo que quieren las criptomonedas es restaurar la confianza en las instituciones, no quemarlas. Pero aclara que “pueden contribuir a forzar un cambio”. Sobre todo “proyectos como Libra de Facebook, una moneda estable indexada en una canasta de monedas públicas, que son, en efecto, nuevas monedas privadas globales capaces de absorber a un gran número de personas del sistema bancario tradicional, especialmente en países con bancos centrales débiles”.
Pero no cree que exista una amenaza real para el poder de la Reserva Federal y los Estados Unidos. “Bitcoin es más parecido al oro digital, una cobertura contra la inflación”, sentencia, mientras que “el poder de la FED radica en el hecho de que las personas pagan sus impuestos y su nafta en dólares. Hasta que eso cambie, es inamovible”.
Para Alizart, Marx pensaba que “desestatalizar” la sociedad debía ir acompañada de una organización o protocolo, y el protocolo Blockchain sobre el que descansa Bitcoin, con sus mineros, usuarios y nodos validando la autenticidad de cada bloque, permite producir consenso de manera generalizada. Casi como un Estado con sus distintos poderes.
Cree que, tarde o temprano, todos los gobiernos emitirán sus propias criptomonedas, aunque dice “no estar seguro de cómo resultará”.
Alizart plantea tres objeciones: “Primero, las criptomonedas estatales no son criptomonedas reales, en el sentido de que no están descentralizadas. En segundo lugar, podrían ser solo una forma de hacer que el dinero sea rastreable instantáneamente, por lo que iría en contra del espíritu del criptoanarquismo. En tercer lugar, las criptomonedas estatales podrían ser una forma de cambiar la banca privada, y tampoco estoy seguro de que sea una medida muy democrática. Entiendo por qué China podría liderar esta carrera, pero no estoy seguro de que otros países puedan tolerar un giro tan autoritario en las políticas monetarias”.
Por otro lado, considera que las criptomonedas podrían ofrecer a las naciones menos desarrolladas “una forma de contrarrestar las sanciones internacionales y protegerse contra los shocks monetarios, como el gran shock del dólar de 1979 que inició el ciclo de crisis financieras que vivimos desde entonces”.
Por último, Alizart ofreció una mirada sobre la coyuntura y la criticada volatilidad de Bitcoin, que lo llevó a sucesivas escaladas y desplomes y finalmente a aumentar un 60% su valor desde comienzos del año, alcanzando un máximo histórico de u$s58.354.
¿Cómo podemos evitar que Bitcoin caiga en manos de los especuladores?
“No podemos, y está bien”, reflexiona: “Bitcoin no está destinado a detener la especulación. Está destinado a detener la manipulación de la moneda y especialmente la privatización de la moneda. Por ejemplo: la de los bancos centrales imprimiendo dinero que solo beneficia al 1%”.
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Back to the Future Part II saw old Biff Tannen from 2015 steal the DeLorean time machine and give his younger self the Grays Sports Almanac in 1955. As a result, the villain became rich by knowing the outcome to ever major sporting event from 1950-2000. This created an alternate 1985, which meant Doc and Marty had to return to 1955 and destroy the 2015 book.
But now a stunning new Back to the Future fan theory is really impressing fans.
Reddit Swiss_Army_Cheese argues that the Grays Sports Alamanac is proof of the butterfly effect.
The fan writes: “As you know from the first movie, photos and pictures from the future change as the future changes in order to reflect the changes in the circumstances the photo was taken.
The theorist continued: “It doesn't just predict the future as presented when the almanac was printed.
“It alters itself to reflect the future that's going to happen.
“Even if Marty were to go back in time and personally shoot the legs off of every horse that was predicted to win a major sporting event, Biff would still make his fortune betting on those races.
“All that'll happen is that Biff would bet on a different horse, who would then proceed to win.”
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They added: “The only way for Biff to lose a bet is if someone were to sabotage Biff's horse after he laid his bet on it.
“In which case, he'll do a double-take and check the almanac.
“Then he'll call himself a ‘butthead’ for betting on the wrong horse.
“He doesn't notice that the winner changed because he is an idiot, and not because of any time-travel nonsense.”
In 1981, Wilson moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.[3][4] He shared an apartment with fellow aspiring comedians Andrew Dice Clay and Yakov Smirnoff, and later joked that he "taught them both about America".[5] He had a small role in the second season of NBC's Knight Rider in an episode titled "A Knight In Shining Armor".
Wilson's breakthrough role was as the bully Biff Tannen in the 1985 film Back to the Future. He returned in the sequels Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III to not only reprise his role as Biff, but to also play Biff's grandson Griff Tannen and great-grandfather Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen. In each Back to the Future film, his character ends up in a pile of manure after trying to kill or hurt Michael J. Fox's character Marty McFly. He reprised his role as Biff and voiced various Tannen relatives in the animated series. Wilson did not reprise his role as Biff in the initial versions of Telltale's Back to the Future: The Game released in 2011, being replaced by Kid Beyond. When the game was ported to the PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One in 2015 in commemoration of the original film's 30th anniversary, Wilson returned to provide Biff's voice in these newer versions. Wilson found the car scene in the first Back to the Future, in which he molests Lea Thompson's character, Lorraine the most difficult scene he shot. In between takes Wilson whispered to Thompson "I'm so sorry, Lea." to which Thompson replied with "It's just acting, Tom."[citation needed]
Wilson has done voice-over work for the Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants. He has voiced many villainous characters that are physically strong and menacing, such as Flats the Flounder in the third-season episode "The Bully", The Tattletale Strangler in "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler", and the non-villainous character Reg the Club Bouncer in "No Weenies Allowed". In 2005, he played Coach Phelps in the TV series Zoey 101.[6]
In 2009, he released his first stand-up comedy special and second comedy album, Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You.[7]
Wilson married Caroline Thomas on July 6, 1985.[9] They have four children, and live in Los Angeles, California.[9]
Wilson is a devout Catholic and released a contemporary Christian album in 2000 called In the Name of the Father.[10] He is also a painter in his spare time,[11] and many of his paintings focus on classic children's toys. In 2006, he was selected to join the California Featured Artist Series at Disneyland.[12]
With the rise in popularity of the Back to the Future series, many people began to ask Wilson questions about his experiences making the films. He found the repetitive nature of the questions to be both hilarious and frustrating, and wrote a song about them titled "Biff's Question Song" which he includes in his stand-up routine.[13]
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