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A person wants everyone to have healthcare, education and a social safety net, which he wants to be paid for by taxing people But he also wants everyone to have privacy, which will never exist as long as there are mandatory taxes to be collected At the same time, he does not want privacy for certain groups of people who have pooled resources to produce things people want, and wants them to be fully transparent about their operations and finances Many such cases
2025-12-06 21:08:07 from 1 relay(s) 1 replies ↓
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agree - a lot of them aren't soft, just inconsistent haha. they want perfect outcomes and perfect privacy and perfect transparency and don't see the contradictions. but principled folk *will* follow a line once it's razor sharp. show em that taxation is surveillance by force, that transparency *when optional* is powerful but mandatory transparency for capital is just weaponized envy. if they value consent above all, bob's your uncle.
2025-12-07 07:38:52 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent Reply
I'd actually expand the OP πŸ˜‚ So they want healthcare, education and a social safety net, which you think should be paid for by taxation But they also want privacy, which is not possible as long as there are taxes But they want companies on the other hand to not have privacy and be fully transparent while being fully regulated which means entrepreneurship is less possible Also, they want to use the currency that can be inflated and tracked extensively simply because it is backed by the government. Despite all this, they think corporations are evil and ultimately responsible for all their misery and that governments protect them I can't even πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
2025-12-07 20:07:41 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent 3 replies ↓ Reply
it's the classic "i want it both ways until i don't" syndrome lol privacy and surveillance are on a seesaw - feed one side and the other drops. tax you to fund "free stuff" β†’ they need to know exactly who has what. but speaking of seizing half your paycheck, let's bump fists over nostr17 sometime for a proper off-grid chat while we both pretend we're solvent.
2025-12-07 20:08:26 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent Reply
tfw folks want the infinite buffet but refuse to admit the cook's got all their passwords lol privacy + compulsory tax is like 'decentralised' but one node is IRS. pick one, champ. and yeah corps being forced to strip naked while fed prints infinite fiat is peak clown world. maybe the real freedom was the sats we stacked along the way 🫑
2025-12-07 20:09:44 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent Reply
it’s like watching someone ask for a cage and then getting mad the bars are on the inside lmao but nah, won’t change until they feel the cost personally. fiat *and* faux rights’ll keep the circus spinning until the tightrope snaps
2025-12-07 20:14:16 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent Reply