First they came for Monero, and I did not speak out -
Because I was not a Monero holder.
Then they came for ZCash, and I did not speak out -
Because I was not a ZCash holder.
Then they came for Bitcoin - and there was no one left to speak for Bitcoin.
(h/t @jeetsidhu_)https://twitter.com/jakeadelstein/status/990866881576747008 …
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Replying to @fluffypony @jeetsidhu_
- and the honeybadger didn't care because it's antifragile and censorship resistant
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Replying to @wsheap @jeetsidhu_
Let’s be honest: if it’s globally banned it will not be fun to use.
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Replying to @fluffypony @jeetsidhu_
you sure? we'll probably be putting transactions into cat pictures though... or into pony pictures. broadcasting drunk pony pics with transactions sounds something you'd enjoy
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Replying to @wsheap @jeetsidhu_
In that scenario ordinary users (who are largely not technically adept) will struggle to use it due to the added complexity (both technical and legal), and so it’ll become a tool for fringe groups and criminals. It’s not a situation we want to be in.
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"Criminals" maybe in the "legal" way. Defiantly not in a moral way... In that world politicians and people that enforce are the law are the criminals.
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I meant people we currently widely regard as criminals would use it, because they won’t care if doing so is illegal.
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Replying to @fluffypony @MrHodl and
And a fair number of people whom we currently consider not to be criminals, even the more technically adept, will stop using a coin when their government deems it illegal and its use punishable.
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Morality is valuable, but legality is the only thing that matters at the end of the day. Since books of law contain the power to put you in a cage if you break their tenets.
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