100 sats \ 5 replies \ @kepford 30 Jun 2023 \ parent \ on: Let's hear your controversial Bitcoin take. I'll go first: bitcoin
I don't doubt the evil of the state. I doubt the ability to print forever without complete collapse of their wealth as well. The more politicians and wealthy elites that own bitcoin the better protected we are from the result you suggest. I agree it is possible and it should be in our calculus for sure.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @designsats 30 Jun 2023
And you bet ya, they will criminalize P2P exchange. Thats big no no. Only way to do that is to have network of agent informers. Doesnt scale, but they can get many people and make exmple of them.
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7 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 30 Jun 2023
With all you have said you sound pretty bleak but in the end they will lose. If you don't believe that then why are you even here?
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3 sats \ 0 replies \ @designsats 30 Jun 2023
I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL BROTHER :)
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @designsats 30 Jun 2023
They will make anonymous holding illegal. Politicians love to break their own laws. THey will put people to prison while they happily hold "anonymous" bitcoin.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 30 Jun 2023
Yep. This is possible for sure.
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