There are lots of different examples, but something like that. It will look different depending on the place, since the state overreaches will be different.
In the US there are a bunch of non-bitcoin examples, like independent media or medical practices that don't participate in the government medical programs.
Bitcoin and nostr are definitely powerful forces to build on for these projects.
Yes, there are quite a few people who work in and out of the "system". The trap is the "in" part that we all have to do. Any "in" legitimizes the state and yet there is always some conduit of touch. This is where human relationships become important. All the top state actors constantly work around the state by using the state.
It's the devil you know.
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