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Then you missed the point of this whole thing. Some of us would rather die with the keys then let the State steal funds from them. Cryptocurrency is the first t

• woodruffw 5y ago
  Look: if you want to clutch those hashes to the grave, more power to you. I think the Federalist Papers' authors wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry, but that's the wonderful thing about this little American Experiment of ours. But don't delude yourself into thinking that any meaningful number of people, even cryptocurrency believers, share your position. It's all fun and games until the Men with Sticks show up, and most people understandably tuck tail at that point. If I'm going to be made a coward in the eyes of a few LARPers, I might as well pay as few middlemen as possible in the process. But that's just me!
  • kyboren 5y ago
    I think you mean keys, not hashes. > But don't delude yourself into thinking that any meaningful number of people, even cryptocurrency believers, share your position. You'd be surprised.
    • woodruffw 5y ago
      > I think you mean keys, not hashes. Next you're going to tell me that the blockchain isn't made of Lego blocks! > You'd be surprised. Given the aggressive spread of custodial services, I don't think I would be. The average cryptocurrency user (even enthusiasts, true believers, &c.) is not a dyed-in-the-wool Burkean. Less prosaically: easy money comes with loose beliefs.