353 sats \ 9 replies \ @kepford 25 Apr \ on: Samourai Indictment Is Bad News For The Lightning Network bitcoin
I've been thinking the same thing. I haven't thought it all through yet but there is strength in numbers. If they do attempt this path it is important to remember other examples of peaceful disobedience that have worked before.
The first one that comes to mind is home schooling. It was once illegal in most US states but so many parents did it that the state slowly "legalized it".
The US government tends to follow this pattern. They did it with bittorrent and Covid. They make examples to scare the public into compliance. They don't tend to try to enforce things that are impossible to enforce at scale. They depend on compliance and self policing. Translation. Stay strong. Live as free as you can. Consider the tradeoffs and don't become a target. There is strength in numbers. We need to make it hard and painful for them to come for us.
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Consider the tradeoffs and don't become a target.
There's a hell of a lot of upside in this advice. Or maybe even more nuanced: be very low-down on the list of targets. In practice that's worth a lot. Kind of the spirit behind my question here.
I agree no need to be a martyr here. We have strength in numbers. Run nodes open channels buck the system!
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Yes. There are examples. Current state marijuana laws contravene Federal law and everyone ignores it. They would really have a tough time trying to track lightning nodes worldwide. They would need to print lots more fiat for the effort.
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Another reason why I run a node and pay out the wazoo for fees. A simple and easy way to buck the system. Not everything is about profit and how much money can I make on this.
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It was once illegal
False, this is the same mistake people are making here... if it doesn't survive a court challenge its not law.
The state can make up whatever charges it wants, citing whatever law they want... it means nothing until a court says it does.
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