Bitcoin Is Orthogonal
bitcoin achieves perfect monetary existence by standing completely orthogonal to physical reality - pure in its financial ontology, untangled from real-world utility, intersecting with physical existence only at the point of value transfer.
The Perpendicular Plane
traditional forms of money are entangled with physical reality - gold serves industry, commodities have utility, fiat requires infrastructure. this entanglement corrupts their monetary essence. bitcoin exists on an entirely different plane.
Pure Financial Ontology
bitcoin achieves perfect monetary existence by focusing solely on its role as money:
• no physical utility to maintain
• no real-world functions to fulfill
• no material properties to preserve
• pure monetary essence without dilution
The Point of Intersection
while everything else in the world exists primarily in physical reality with monetary properties added on, bitcoin inverts this completely:
Freedom from Physical Utility
bitcoin's orthogonality creates unique properties never before seen in money:
• function independent of physical properties
• existence separate from material reality
• purpose aligned purely with monetary essence
• perfect focus on value transfer alone
The Monetary Dimension
in standing perpendicular to physical reality, bitcoin reveals the true nature of money - that it exists in its own dimension, separate from the physical world it helps coordinate.
this perfect orthogonality is not a bug but a feature - it allows bitcoin to serve its monetary function with absolute purity, untainted by the compromises that come from serving multiple purposes. in being nothing but money, it becomes perfect money.