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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @IamSINGLE OP 4h \ parent \ on: How do Non-KYC Bitcoin P2P platforms escape funding terrorism and Cartels? bitcoin_beginners
I agree for "now". But what in future? Would you like to trade with a terrorist, even unknowingly?
How did the world operate before the modern era of mass state surveillance? No-KYC was kinda the norm, was it not?
Everything comes with tradeoffs. We gain something, and we lose something.
In the past, when states or dictators push too far, revolutions happen and they are overthrown. We are moving toward a world where a central authority may have the tools to become truly impossible to overthrow no matter how large the revolution becomes. Surveillance tech is getting too good, especially with AI. We have a short window of time to establish freedom tools which are decentralized enough. No-KYC, decentralized identities and software is one of the most powerful tools we have.
Empower terrorists a tiny bit, but prevent a dystopian future where every citizen lives in hell...... yea, I think the tradeoff is worth it.
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This makes sense with an acceptance of a trade off. We actually need to decide what we really want a dystopian future or empowering terrorist?
I think this is something where most people would want to eradicate terrorism first.
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I think this is something where most people would want to eradicate terrorism first.
I agree. Which is why I think there is so little public adoption of these freedom tools. Even Bitcoin adoption is pathetically small considering how big an idea it is.... and then among Bitcoiners, there is an even smaller amount who use no-KYC exchanges, NOSTR, and other important tools.
They just don't understand the threat. Terrorism feels like a greater threat to them.
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