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Calling for laws that would, under pain of imprisonment, prohibit people from engaging in voluntary economic interactions using software called cryptocurrency,
by CryptoPunk 5y ago
Calling for laws that would, under pain of imprisonment, prohibit people from engaging in voluntary economic interactions using software called cryptocurrency, is inexcusable.
It's perfectly fine to not use crypto and warn others of its lack of utility. It is not fine to argue that we need centralized gatekeepers monitoring and permissioning private interaction between consenting adults, to keep us safe. It is a fundamentally illiberal position that lends credence to tyranny.
- yunohn 5y ago> centralized gatekeepers monitoring and permissioning private interaction between consenting adults, to keep us safe Welcome to modern society? We have safeguards and laws in place to protect people from other people. Uninformed consent is worse than no consent. People are being duped.
- CryptoPunk 5y agoIf "modern society" means a centrally controlled society without free choice, then modern society should change. What you're advocating is CCP-style subordination to the state and abolition of the right to engage in voluntary interaction with other consenting adults, and it's a travesty if this is what modern society is normalizing. It's utterly illiberal, and corrals people into a handful of centralized companies like Venmo, PayPal and Patreon, who can abuse their monopoly status to de-person individuals on the margins, or make it far easier for an authoritarian government to enforce financial lockdowns to repress opposition. >>Uninformed consent is worse than no consent. People are being duped. Then don't use crypto, and warn other people to avoid it as well. You thinking the risks of crypto outweigh its benefits doesn't give you a right to take away people's choice in the matter.