Banks Are Middlemen with PR Teams




The Smiling Parasite

Banks wear suits, marble lobbies, and television smiles. They sponsor halftime shows, name stadiums, and run feel-good ads about helping communities. But behind the curtain, they’re just middlemen, gatekeepers in the flow of your money, siphoning off slices at every stop.

They don’t make money by making your life easier. They make it by inserting themselves between you and your goals, adding friction and then charging you to get around it. They’ve mastered the art of looking helpful while being harmful. And they’ve got entire PR teams making sure you never notice.

The Fee Factory

Let’s talk fees. The list of overdraft, maintenance, ATM, and transfer fees is longer than your average receipt. These aren’t small annoyances; they’re the business model. Banks punish people for not having enough money... by taking more money. It’s a system designed to profit from vulnerability.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin just exists. No monthly fees. No surprise charges for sending value. It’s software that doesn’t need your paycheck to pay for a skyscraper.

Bottlenecks and Bureaucracy

Traditional banks are slow by design. Need to send a wire? Better hope it’s during business hours, on a weekday. Want to open an account? Get ready for paperwork, identity checks, and the gentle judgment of someone behind a desk deciding if you’re worthy.

Bitcoin doesn’t ask for permission. It’s always on, everywhere, for everyone. You don’t need a credit score to use it. You need a smartphone and a seed phrase. That’s it.

Banks survive by being the bottleneck. Bitcoin thrives by eliminating it.

Failure Is a Feature

How many banks have collapsed in your lifetime? Probably more than you think. From 2008 to the recent collapses of regional banks, they’ve proven over and over again they’re not built to last. But they don’t need to be. Because when they fall, they’re caught, by your tax dollars.

Bitcoin, on the other hand, doesn’t play with moral hazard. There’s no bailout clause in the code. It’s built on math, not maybes. And its monetary policy? Set in stone. No surprise rate hikes. No emergency inflation meetings. Just 21 million, forever.

PR over Performance

Banks don’t innovate; they advertise. They spend billions convincing you they’re essential while dragging their heels on every customer-facing improvement. Their tech is outdated, their apps are clunky, and their systems still crash on payday. But they’ve got great commercials.

Bitcoin has no CEO. No marketing budget. No catchy jingle. Yet it’s onboarding millions. Why? Because real value doesn’t need PR. It just needs to work.

The Bitcoin Bypass

Bitcoin is more than money, it’s an escape route. It lets you send value anywhere on earth in minutes without asking anyone for permission. It gives you control of your funds without relying on someone else’s solvency. And it stores your wealth in a way no inflationary policy can erode.

It’s not just a better tool, it’s a whole new toolbox.

No More Middlemen, No More Masks

The illusion is fading. Banks aren’t the guardians of your wealth, they’re the siphons. Their power is rooted in your dependence. But that dependence is crumbling.

You don’t need a banker’s blessing to participate in the future. You just need a wallet, a little knowledge, and the courage to unplug.

Because when the PR fades, all that’s left is the parasite.

Tick tock. Next block.

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