Sam takes the lead...https://twitter.com/SamHarrisOrg/status/1074504882210562048 …
The only support platform immune to ideological censorship (e.g. by payment processors) would be one that runs entirely through cryptocurrency, right? Maybe that's what we need. Blockchain IDW.
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Honestly, you're almost certainly fine with a 'normal' banking service. And you won't have to deal with the nonsensical fluctuations in value that accompany something which is essentially a worthless bubble asset.
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What would keep banks from refusing to handle 'offensive' clients?
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Yes, this reasoning is why I argued in Quillette that a Dem administration would seek to ban Bitcoins.https://quillette.com/2018/08/21/banning-bitcoin-to-complete-big-tech-censorship/ …
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I don't know if it Dem administration could get away with it but if the Bay Area zeitgeist is any indication then it's not hopeful. Cryptocurrency and problematic right-wing (and sometimes left) speech are already linked in progressive professional class circles.
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People often buy cryptocurrencies with credit cards. Visa, MasterCard could (and in some instances have) blocked payments to Cryptocurrency Exchanges (which is where many people get their cryptocurrencies from).
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Some Cryptocurrency Exchanges want direct access to your account at a bank, credit union, etc. In practice this means they will pull & push money via an Electronic Fund Transfer (ETF). Some banks, credit unions, etc have blocked ETFs to Cryptocurrency Exchanges too.
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yes the exchanges are a potential problem. i believe coinbase already shut down gab's account. So while they can accept bitcoin, they can't convert it into dollars.
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Yes! I have been thinking about this for a while now. The IDW is meant to be a platform. That doesn't mean everyone within the IDW can't still earn from their own content. It could empower it.
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- Vote/rank based content - Gamification - Authors are paid/ranked by upvotes. And users can potentially be rewarded for curation. - Curators can become authors when leveling up. - Free speech absolutism (mimicking constitutional values)
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