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> crypto needs to be banned Genuine question: why would I fight to defend the “feee world” if at the end of the day, no matter the people in charge, I have no
by glerk 5y ago
> crypto needs to be banned
Genuine question: why would I fight to defend the “feee world” if at the end of the day, no matter the people in charge, I have no freedom?
- brandon272 5y agoCryptocurrency ban != having no freedom
- neoromantique 5y agoIt does however contribute to that, tbh. Especially with current govt. track record.
- landemva 5y agoCrypto math is free speech. Pres. Clinton lost that battle in '90s.
- ceejayoz 5y agoDoes a ban on dumping motor oil in the river mean you "have no freedom"? Is it possible that a "free world" may still have some restrictions on actions that have impact beyond the individual making them?
- glerk 5y agoHow is owning and trading cryptocurrency akin to dumping oil into a river? That’s a weird analogy. Obviously, the river is a public good that I share with others, it is not mine to pollute. Banning cryptocurrency is not just “some restriction”. It is an authoritarian violation of my property rights.
- ceejayoz 5y ago> How is owning and trading cryptocurrency akin to dumping oil into a river? The environmental impacts of cryptocurrencies have been discussed at length here on HN and elsewhere. > Obviously, the river is a public good that I share with others, it is not mine to pollute. Similarly, reining in war crimes is a public good, and sanctions are not yours to violate.
- glerk 5y ago> The environmental impacts of cryptocurrencies have been discussed at length here on HN and elsewhere. The environmental impacts of cryptocurrency are not worse than any other economic activity, because any human activity requires energy. You are picking and choosing which activities are "bad for the environment" for purely political reasons. > reining in war crimes is a public good, and sanctions are not yours to violate Every war is a crime. These "sanctions" are also a crime and they are ruining the lives of innocent civilians who have nothing to do with the decisions of their government. You are willing to give up your own freedom and comfort for the war effort and trying to enlist everyone else into your war.
- yibg 5y ago
- randogeuebdb 5y agoI suspect you could, if you only used roads built with your own money, on land that you own.
- landemva 5y agoThat's not what USSC said. You could look it up and find the driver license for non-commercial use is voluntary. Or keep suspecting things based on how things seem to be and fictional theories.
- landemva 5y agoIf you study, you may find the right to travel was already litigated at USSC. The gov't will not defend that right when most everyone signs it away by voluntarily applying for a license which has rules and fees. Gov't funded schools obviously don't teach this. For extra credit, research what requires you to have an SSN. Hint - SSN is not part of passport application. Spoiler - your parents sold you out for the IRS tax deduction.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoIf you had no freedom you wouldn't be able to comment on the internet. Freedom of expression is a freedom.
- glerk 5y agoSure, so we have it better the North Korea, for now. I should just count my blessings and allow authoritarianism to creep in?
- rossjudson 5y ago"Freedom" doesn't exist. Freedom to "do something" does.