ah, i didn't have anyone specific in mind.  maybe just a caricature of the kind of leftists who hates the "banks" and the "establishment", but imagine a utopian government led by comrades and fellow travelers

>  that the wrong people are currently in charge and if only the right people were put in charge, that would solve our problems.


interesting version of it. Not sure that's what I'm getting from e.g., Jason Maier

denlillaapan

If anyone is pro bitcoin and pro big gov, then it's likely because they have some view of the world that 

 were put in charge, that would solve our problems.

But I think that perspective fails to understand that power itself corrupts.  Even if you put well-meaning people into positions of power, a significant fraction of those people will become corrupted.

econ

Markets, Dignity, and Moral Responsibility: an Economist's Response to Pope Leo

0xbitcoiner

If anyone is pro bitcoin and pro big gov, then it's likely because they have some view of the world that *the wrong people* are currently in charge and if only *the right people* were put in charge, that would solve our problems.

But I think that perspective fails to understand that power itself corrupts.  Even if you put well-meaning people into positions of power, a significant fraction of those people will become corrupted.