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I didn't mean to imply that Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency will cause militaries to go away. >Military is there because we don't know how to do better. T
by djoldman 6y ago
I didn't mean to imply that Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency will cause militaries to go away.
>Military is there because we don't know how to do better.
This is exactly my point. Many people think we *do* know how to do better: stop spending so much of our resources and energy on militarization.
If we want to say that Bitcoin is a waste of energy, let's also point out all the other things people think are a waste of energy.
- lmilcin 6y agoYou can't get rid of military unless you want to become completely defenseless and open to conquer. Peace is a temporary equilibrium where nobody profits from starting hostilities. Nobody profits from starting hostilities because they know it is going to cost them. If you are not being robbed or beaten or raped that is because there is police and government that can ensure anybody doing this faces good chance of paying high price for this. Between governments this is done with a prospect of war but that prospect only exists if there is military to back it up. Just go and ask China or Russia to reduce their military efforts. See what comes out of it. You need to read some history, man.
- djoldman 6y agoPerhaps the US could significantly lessen its resource and energy spend on the military and achieve the same benefits, no? What about the entertainment industries of the world? Is it ok to spend resources on entertainment but not bitcoin?