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Don't be so defeatist. You can realistically sidestep law a few ways, eg. (1) by being fervently multi-jurisdiction (2) by being transparent and high-profile
by contingencies 9y ago
Don't be so defeatist. You can realistically sidestep law a few ways, eg.
(1) by being fervently multi-jurisdiction
(2) by being transparent and high-profile and community-popular enough ("think of the children!") to resist attempts at regulation
(3) by throwing the dog a bone (ie. making it profitable for a jurisdiction not to legislate against you or interfere)
(4) by being nominally jurisdictionless (ie. darknet only)
Morally and progressively speaking, I suppose the last is the superior option. Unfortunately, it doesn't allow banking integration, so speed of settlement, scaling and trust become challenges. Hacker quest: solve them and win big money.
- matt4077 9y agoI was being triumphant rather than defeatist. I believe democratically enacted laws are far better than power being exerted by those with technological might against those without.
- contingencies 9y agoWhy yes - democracy in the idealistic sense and anarchism in the free sense are not so dissimilar. Such a pity about the small reality of human behavior!