I hope that this is true, & I think the rapid & coordinated advancement of kyc controls on internet access & free speach in the past few months (UK, Australia, etc) are last ditch efforts to stop the loss of complete control
I agree circular economies are ultimately the answer, removing the intermediaries, and that we need to fight for them
However, I also think there is a risk of underestimating the strength of the bureaucrat power structure, particularity to control narratives & the monopoly on violence, to thwart these efforts
As Adam back would point out, the fight needs to be made on many fronts,
As bitcoiners economic power grows, why shouldn't it be used to leverage the current perverse fiat incentives of the bureaucrats to weaken them?
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You and I are in alignment here. And to your “bureaucrats” point, this will happen organically as the economic power shifts further in our direction. Just look at how much it’s ALREADY helping to this end.
My main point was that embeded circular economies around the world (especially in 2/3rd world countries where friction/resistance is significantly and sometimes even non-existent) are ground zero for this “cause”. (Separating Money from State)
Many well intending bitcoiners can only see the world through thier own (fiat-legacy) FIRST world lens. So they freak out when the monopolistic hegemons very predictably fight back to protect their turf. In the intermediate to long term, their actions will prove futile. In fact, they will undoubtedly help to STRENGTHEN the protocol as participants require more robust open source software to out manoeuvre the creeping countermeasures of “the state”.
This is what makes Bitcoin (the ecosystem) so incredibly and almost incomprehensibly novel, robust and (IMO) unstoppable.
Or I’m delusional. Both are possible 🤣