I'm surprised he doesn't have enough intellectual curiosity to buy a small amount of bitcoin, just to see what all the fuss is about.

Government funded scientists unanimously agree the government needs more money and control.

Death tax just gives the government another reason to want us dead.

Both are true.

All the insane leftists will surely donate their checks to fund circumcisions for albino humpback whales in Mongolia or whatever we were funding.

I owned a manual Volkswagen Golf GTI in the early 2000s. I wish I had held onto that car.

Making prostitution, alcohol, drugs, gambling, and similar "vice" activities illegal is associated with black markets, increased violence, authoritarian governments, massive waste of resources, and complete failure.

Can you elaborate on the Samoan/Hawaiian point?

Awesome! I've been looking forward to this and often remember the old Satlantis days fondly, imagining what it would be like with bitcoin at $100k. Thank you for all your efforts to bring it back.

Separation of money and state.

FT = FUD Times

Does that include CIA bots?

Industrial uses make it less ideal as money. Otherwise iron would be the best money of all time. Guy Swan has a good explanation on this.

What exactly is the smarmy school teacher argument? There are many ways to lose a private key. Are they going to throw everyone in jail who loses one?

Central planning always ends in disaster. That includes centrally planned healthcare too.

Climate Change is an obvious scam that the government loves because its a path towards totalitarianism. Government funds "research" that proves it needs total control or else the world will end. How convenient. And then useful idiots regurgitate the nonsense while bleating "you're not a scientist" appeals to authority. It's so blatantly a communist power grab at this point anyone who isn't at least skeptical is a brainless sheep.

Politicians love shitcoins and hate bitcoin because the can control one but not the other.

"If you're interested in bitcoin I can recommend learning resources and I'm happy to help you get started when you're ready."

You have a fun four years ahead of you.

I've been fascinated by what lengths people are willing to go to use better money since reading this article.

It's incredible that even with severe criminal penalties people will still take such risks. The doubters who still think a government ban will kill bitcoin do not know this part of history.

I'd love to see a breaking bad remake where Walter falls down the bitcoin rabbit hole and tries to stack as much as possible before he dies.