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I choose to see it as an opportunity for the players that wish to take on the challenge of providing another platform that will cater to those who wish to pay f

I choose to see it as an opportunity for the players that wish to take on the challenge of providing another platform that will cater to those who wish to pay for a given service without concern for the information being posted, assuming it does not violate the values behind the Golden Rule. As long as there is no coercion, let people come to their own agreements. I appreciate free speech, it allows me to read/hear opposing viewpoints so I can reevaluate what I currently believe so I can make sure I still have confidence in my chosen belief systems. This is why I will make the time to talk to people of faith different than mine, as well as why I pay attention to news/conversations from other countries, as well as differing political parties in my own country (USA). I enjoy critical thinking, and it can only be done thoroughly with ample sources of data.

barry-cotter 8y ago
Good luck with that when Visa and MasterCard wil kick you off their payment processing network and get other payment processors to do the same within hours. Cartel behaviour, right? SubscribeStar had eight payment processors. Now it has none. Transcript of a call from Patreon’s Censorship department and a creator. It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to know it’s payment processors. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U0mQjUA0T5INc_GDkwPJ2mfhO7tbaIogisSqqxHw0hc/mobilebasic https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U0mQjUA0T5INc_GDkwPJ2mfh...
- raintrees 8y ago
  I remember reading in multiple places that an admired design point of the Internet is its ability to route around damage. I believe crypto-currencies are, among other things, an attempt to route around the damage of payment processing blockades... And I would expect that to eventually (if not already in reality) include SWIFT and similar fiat currency monitoring systems.

barry-cotter 8y ago

Good luck with that when Visa and MasterCard wil kick you off their payment processing network and get other payment processors to do the same within hours. Cartel behaviour, right? SubscribeStar had eight payment processors. Now it has none. Transcript of a call from Patreon’s Censorship department and a creator. It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to know it’s payment processors. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U0mQjUA0T5INc_GDkwPJ2mfhO7tbaIogisSqqxHw0hc/mobilebasic https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U0mQjUA0T5INc_GDkwPJ2mfh...

raintrees 8y ago
I remember reading in multiple places that an admired design point of the Internet is its ability to route around damage. I believe crypto-currencies are, among other things, an attempt to route around the damage of payment processing blockades... And I would expect that to eventually (if not already in reality) include SWIFT and similar fiat currency monitoring systems.