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When I first explained bitcoin to my mom and her friends, they didn't get it. The second time, I explained it, they didn't get it. The third time, I sat them d
by marcusae313 5y ago
When I first explained bitcoin to my mom and her friends, they didn't get it.
The second time, I explained it, they didn't get it. The third time, I sat them down, and made them learn how to run full nodes, run a few commands on the command line, and use bitcoin. Western Union is certainly not guaranteed, nor tyranny proof. If the governments of Argentina or Pakistan need the USD bad enough, they will every dollar Western Union is holding for recipients. To keep the story quiet and the money flowing in, they may imprison the recipients and their families. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
- UncleMeat 5y agoCommand lines? My grandmother doesn’t even understand that when she minimizes her browser, she hasn’t deleted all of her emails.