What if 'they' create another COVID event times 10, cyber attack, wiping all bank data by malware, blaming it on xyz. Total chaos, peak fear, peak manipulation, make it so that people believe it is absolutely necessary to buy into the CBDC in order to get their money back, to eat, to survive, now people are demanding a CBDC, probably lining up for it. Sounds familiar?
Spin up the narrative even further; blame it on bitcoin and the terrorist who don't have a digital ID, now it makes sense to ID and surveil everyone, doesn't it? Closing down all on- and off-ramps, only kyc wallets allowed, any tx from a 'terrorist' wallet is flagged. If that happens, you don't need to capture the bitcoin network, you essentially wall it off and sufficate it. You can't bring your money into or out of the system, because they're gatekeepers.
If that happens in the next year or two, there is no parallel economy, there is not enough stuff you can buy with bitcoin, try booking a flight in order to get fuck out! Let alone the fact that most sheep will be too scared of the consequences to go against the law and use the 'forbidden' network. Of course, nobody wants to be the outlaw and be responsible to 'infect your grandmother'. Oh, and for fun, let's just throw health care into the mix, you only get treated with a digital ID and a CBDC account. Same goes for energy, food, rent, you name it.
I'm totally with Bitcoin, but for christ sake we are up against an enemy who has unlimited resources, a monopoly in violence, zero empathy and willing to do whatever it takes to defend their power. I don't see how this fight can be won, and I get increasingly more dystopian the more I observe and learn about the powers who dominate this world.
Now I need to touch grass.
