What do you mean when you say where it comes from?

#Monero bros… I have a question. What are your thoughts on Zcash?

You know your political views are realistic and very reasonable as a human being if both sides of the political spectrum despise you. Fuck the far left woke bullshit where you cannot figure out your own gender; but also fuck your far right nationalism where you need arbitrary lines on a map and a made up flag to define your own identity. Philosophically speaking, somewhere between classical liberalism (not the retarded modern version of liberal) and minarchism is the sweet spot.

It seems a bit anti-Bitcoin to tell people how they should or shouldn’t be using Bitcoin. I don’t even necessarily disagree with what you’re stating but just wanna point that out

What are people discussing in his comments all of a sudden/what is his post about? Did I miss something?

Stop using Microsoft. Ideally use #Linux but at least use macOS over this privacy-disrespecting tracking piece of dog shit

I don’t understand how people expect mass #Bitcoin adoption to happen without KYC and companies being regulated and compliant with the law. The majority of normies will prioritize convenience. I am not a fan of KYC nor AML. I think they’re bullshit laws that treat everyone like a victim—I’m just also not blinded by an unrealistic libertarian daydream, despite wanting that to be the case. Be practical. It was obvious that this was going to happen if mass adoption and high liquidity were going to take place. Not sure what this means for the future of Bitcoin or what privacy implications this entails long term, but I do believe I am stating the obvious here.

Let’s get it !! Niiiice

Last time I saw you say that about the fungibility, I looked into it that day and found both sides compelling, although it took my a little bit to understand your position. Not sure where I am on that, but at least I understand where you’re coming from with this reply, lol

Practically speaking though, how does someone pay their everyday bills with Monero? That’s the conversation about Bitcoin that does fascinate me the most. Hal Finney seemed to think it would do just fine as a store of value and eventually leading to “Bitcoin banks,” which is probably likely. I think we are still in the store of value phase, but I am not sure what MoE or UoA m would even look like irl when/if it happens. We can’t seem to get away from fiat ways of thinking, at least I can’t.. it’s all we’ve ever known so I can’t wrap my head around Bitcoin repricing things irl with the $ attached to it. i.e. It’s difficult for me to understand “1 BTC = 1 BTC”

True, but my point is I’m trying to be more pragmatic. Try to make a large purchase with your Bitcoin wealth. You’ll be ruthlessly question about the source of funds and then denied the ability to even make the purchase. This is a huge problem.

How long until landlords start accepting rent in #Bitcoin?

I think a great utilization method of #bitcoin & #monero is to hold non-KYC Bitcoin which inevitably increases in purchasing power, and simply swap a portion to Monero whenever you want to make a purchase as opposed to strictly holding Monero. You get the best of both worlds with privacy as well as appreciation in your purchasing power. This might be obvious and what many people do already, but for some reason it never really clicked for me that this was an option until now.

I agree with you in general, but it doesn’t seem the most practical way to me. Whether we like it or not, we are still governed by laws we do not choose. We are all subject to them and will face punishment if we do not abide unfortunately

What confuses me is say you want to make a big sale of Bitcoin in the future to sell a small percentage of your stack for something that will directly benefit you in real life (car, house, etc.) Then how would the Bitcoin be utilized? If it’s non KYC that’s great, but where’s the utility in it if you’re just gonna get questioned by whatever jurisdiction you find yourself in? I have not been able to figure this out.

Gotcha. Any bank account/app that is used will have your real name (I know you know this) so this is why I’m confused. Are you simply saying to just use one that isn’t your main one? What I’m saying is that with your point, even if you went “bankless” with your main bank then you can just open an account somewhere else

Any reason for Revolut and not Cash App? (In US)

What do you recommend that I use? Are you saying use a different bank account or use Cash App (Cash App was likely my plan)

Holy moly. Is this too good to be true? This one seems infinitely better than Bisq. Is this what Haveno became?

I agree. But I am not shy on this matter though, I love and use Strike. But, I have learned a lot and will continue to do so. I would like to build up a side stack as well via Bisq/RoboSats