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> I don't understand why being wealthy means you cannot expect privacy. The more wealth, the deeper and more heinous one's crimes can be. It's not that Satosh

by bb88 9y ago

> I don't understand why being wealthy means you cannot expect privacy. The more wealth, the deeper and more heinous one's crimes can be. It's not that Satoshi would fund a terrorist organization, because I find it unlikely he would do so. But he is just a few clicks away from sending his bitcoins to ISIS, say. And if he did that, wouldn't you want to know who he is? Law, like programming, is defined by the corner cases. Laws aren't written from the perspective that 99% of people are good. They're written from the perspective that there's 1% who aren't.

dvfjsdhgfv 9y ago
> The more wealth, the deeper and more heinous one's crimes can be. That's one of the most absurd and dangerous arguments I've ever heard. Yes, their crimes could be more heinous, and their good actions could have much more impact (see the Gates Foundation). That's all about "can be". What is certain, though, is that the opposite is true: the poorer a country is, the higher its crime index.
- thecrash 9y ago
  “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.” ― Anatole France
- bb88 9y ago
  > That's one of the most absurd and dangerous arguments I've ever heard. Really? So, have you ever read any government propaganda from the watergate era? E.g. Nixon's famous quote "If the president does it, it's not illegal." > Yes, their crimes could be more heinous And that's precisely why they should not expect privacy. Again, it's not the 99% of those that are good like Bill Gates is now. It's the 1% of those that aren't.
  - tatersolid 9y ago
    Ummm... Richard Nixon was born middle class at best and was in government his whole life. The only real money he made came from books written after his resignation. Nixon wasn’t rich at all. https://247wallst.com/banking-finance/2010/05/17/the-net-worth-of-the-american-presidents-washington-to-obama/5/ https://247wallst.com/banking-finance/2010/05/17/the-net-wor...

by bb88 9y ago

dvfjsdhgfv 9y ago

> The more wealth, the deeper and more heinous one's crimes can be. That's one of the most absurd and dangerous arguments I've ever heard. Yes, their crimes could be more heinous, and their good actions could have much more impact (see the Gates Foundation). That's all about "can be". What is certain, though, is that the opposite is true: the poorer a country is, the higher its crime index.

thecrash 9y ago
“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.” ― Anatole France
bb88 9y ago
> That's one of the most absurd and dangerous arguments I've ever heard. Really? So, have you ever read any government propaganda from the watergate era? E.g. Nixon's famous quote "If the president does it, it's not illegal." > Yes, their crimes could be more heinous And that's precisely why they should not expect privacy. Again, it's not the 99% of those that are good like Bill Gates is now. It's the 1% of those that aren't.
- tatersolid 9y ago
  Ummm... Richard Nixon was born middle class at best and was in government his whole life. The only real money he made came from books written after his resignation. Nixon wasn’t rich at all. https://247wallst.com/banking-finance/2010/05/17/the-net-worth-of-the-american-presidents-washington-to-obama/5/ https://247wallst.com/banking-finance/2010/05/17/the-net-wor...