Luggage frisking, travel control and arbitrary interrogations in customs thrived impulsed by the fear induced by events like the 9/11 attacks. The question now is: what will they use to induce fear and stigmatisation on bitcoin? The government wants crypto to be controlled by KYC entities, not self sovereign. My guess: current worldwide tensions will trigger terrorist attacks and forensic analysis will show they were bitcoin-backed. The media will transmit a clear message: owning bitcoin will be related to terrorism/pedophilia. Owning bitcoin off banks/exchanges will raise enough suspicion to have the police knocking on your door. They want people to have fear and resort to financing controlled by the state. Their attack on bitcoin is not gonna be protocol-wise, but social.

One of the most sophisticated attacks to bitcoin, similar to Debian’s “Jia Tan” attempt. Very interesting and in depth analysis, I gotta read it fully when I have some time.

well, lets see how they pretend to enforce that rule

annoying, but a valid use of nostr. After some days of blocking accounts I don’t find bots that often.

For example, recycling as a social responsibility is implanted when young. It’s the mentality that allows all the big companies to produce waste then make all of us responsible when it is an environmental problem. They turn their responsibility (logistically possible, but expensive for them) into a “common goal to reach together” (logistically impossible, yet expected from us) and wash their hands.

Public schooling was turned into an adoctrination machine the moment social lifestyle and behaviour rules were introduced as subjects. The government do not give free education, they give education in exchange of implanting their agenda into kids as young as possible. The oldest the knowledge is, the less it is questioned as a fundamental.

7-9 😋😋😋

debt is slavery, and people with unimaginable amounts of money are pulling strings to make being in debt the default in society and call out anyone who is not signing

How normalized mortages are? Getting into a loan you won’t finish to pay until you are close to retirement is such a trap but it’s so normalised up to the point it’s weird if you tell someone you aren’t in debt for a house in your 30s

Can I ask for a mortage on my homelab RAM expansion?

I already did. Bought a gift card, went to the store and got my groceries. All paid with bitcoin.

I use it for buying my vpn, vps, steam games, groceries (sometimes) and transacting with friends. It’s easier to set up and use than paypal/other options for me. So in the end it has achieved my usecase. Digital money without intermediaries or restrictions. Money without the government’s approval.