After all of these months, people are still bitching, moaning, debating, crying, arguing, etc. about KYC vs non-KYC & adoption & spending in Bitcoin & privacy & attempting to adhere to some made-up ideological purity that they believe in and attempt to enforce on others — meanwhile, I am and always will be concerned with hard money first.
Primarily because I am young, intend to marry and have children one day, so I would like to NOT have my purchasing power absolutely destroyed against my will, please and thank you. #Bitcoin is the most important role in this.
For some reason, people seem to forget that they a) live under government rule whether they like it or not or b) genuinely act as if they’re trying to launder money or some shit equivalent. I’m not against privacy whatsoever, truly. But people’s obsession with hardcore privacy while shaming others when they value hard money more.. it’s just strange behavior. Why do they care so much?
And great as #Nostr is in general, it is still almost as toxic as nearly every other social media site I have ever been on. People are fucking weird, stressed, and constantly trying to manufacture fake urgency just for engagement. Absolute fear-spreading cunts.
Seems like Bitcoiners that are “against the state” are interested in doxxing, exposing, and cancelling people that they disagree with and demanding idealistic purity to a set of pre-determined beliefs… hmmmmmm… This sounds sooo familiar, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.
Where have I seen that happen before? Hahaha, small-brained idiots stg
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about future AI’s ability to scan the entire blockchain and track people down so easily to make sure that they are a compliant citizen. I am wondering if this could foster a safer nation just due to the fact that they can/will know what everyone is up to, especially given the fact that AI will play a role in policing as well. I think it would be similar to what China is like except way less extreme. (Not saying I’m in favor of this).
The implications of this will be astounding. It’s strange because citizens will likely be able to keep their governments in check but governments will also be able to keep the citizens in check.
I do also think it depends on the size of the country. When it comes to privacy as well, it’s also ironic because the hardcore privacy enthusiasts on here might not even be aware of the amount of data that large institutions already have on them, so I guess the game becomes trying to keep only certain aspects of your life private.
Not knocking privacy of course, I just try not to put too much weight on ideology these days. #Bitcoin can and will likely solve our money problem, but that comes with the obvious expectation of KYC on/off ramps and regulation, which is where the majority of the liquidity is.
It’s interesting because it allows for that, but it also allows for impoverished nations + people to participate in the protocol without any sort of requirement like that.
To end this, I will say I am indeed a big fan of #Monero, but I do see it staying as a more niche cryptocurrency, likely for privacy-enthusiasts, the dark-web, whistleblowers, journalists, and political donations, etc.
I love #Nostr but then I realized it’s still social media and social media is a cancerous toxic pile of fake dog shit where people don’t operate in reality…