I think the first mistake critics make is seeing Bitcoin as something benign, instead of a giant money laundering, drug buying, technology.
@whateversusan @jennygadget *nodnod* I don't think it's any damn good, don't get me wrong. I'm more concerned that, when bad policy like…
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@whateversusan@jennygadget …weed prohibition is one of the few things making it look good, drawing on that particular stream of rhetoric… -
@whateversusan@jennygadget …inherently weakens an argument against it. There are enough actual horros without leaning on fake ones. -
@chaosprime but@whateversusan didn't list "drug buying" by itself, but in a series of things that included "money laundering" -
@jennygadget@chaosprime Yes. In the sense of "illegal things done using BTC." -
@whateversusan@jennygadget Your argument will get more traction with people who distinguish between "bad" and "illegal" if you don't… -
@whateversusan@jennygadget …center "drugs", is all I'm sayin'. -
@chaosprime@jennygadget I see what you are saying. I'm not sure I agree, but I do see it. -
@whateversusan@jennygadget Okay, cool. :)
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