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He should hire private protection. Funny how an anti-government person runs to the government in times of trouble. My unpopular opinion is that this guy should

He should hire private protection. Funny how an anti-government person runs to the government in times of trouble. My unpopular opinion is that this guy should be mugged in the streets for running a shitcoin ponzi...but that's just an opinion. In reality, he should be handed to US authorities and serve a long prison term.

schleck8 4y ago
I don't participate in the crypto market but saw him yesterday on twitter for the first time, and guess what, he was telling people that they are poor for questioning his business practices.
- papito 4y ago
  The crypto bros were telling everyone on Twitter to "enjoy being poor", when they were loaded up on Luna. How am I supposed to feel about that kind of attitude?
cypress66 4y ago
Most countries don't allow private police, especially for individuals. This is probably the case in South Korea. So even if he wanted, he couldn't. I don't know anything about him, but if he is an anti government guy it's very likely that he is indeed in favor of private defense agencies.
- ivanche 4y ago
  Private _protection_ is very different from private _police_. How do you think movie stars, mega popular singers etc. hire their… well, private protection?
  - cypress66 4y ago
    Those guards are mostly for show. They really can't do anything. Even then, in South Korea it's even worse because I'm pretty sure they can't even carry a gun.
    - belltaco 4y ago
      The happenings in the linked article look like they'd be easily deterred by the presence of strong men guarding the entrances. Not everyone posing a threat, especially in SK, comes in with blazing guns.
- bayindirh 4y ago
  He should give a call to Erik Prince [0]. They'd go together well. [0]: https://theintercept.com/2016/04/11/blackwater-founder-erik-prince-drive-to-build-private-air-force/ https://theintercept.com/2016/04/11/blackwater-founder-erik-...
  - boeingUH60 4y ago
    Ha! Erik Prince fascinates me...One of the few real-life villians. Must be a unique world being a war-profiteering entrepreneur.
    - bayindirh 4y ago
      Normally I'm not moved very easily, but reading the Intercept article really makes me freeze a little inside, and think "how's that even possible". There's a real alternate reality on this planet.
  - 9935c101ab17a66 4y ago
    This was a really great read, thank you for sharing. I’m blown away by the quality of the reporting and the material the intercept were able to gather.
- papito 4y ago
  An anti-government guy shows why humanity settled on a regulated, stabilized financial system.
golergka 4y ago
> He should hire private protection. Funny how an anti-government person runs to the government in times of trouble. Why is it funny? Regardless of how anti-government you are, you're already have a contract with government: they take your money and give you protection. You wish to change this contract, may be even spend time and effort in political activity to get it changed, but it's still there. The fact that you express your desire to change your contract with somebody does not give them any (moral or legal) right to not follow the contract if it is not yet changed. And especially if, despite your wish to change it, you still follow your side of the contract (pay taxes).
- belltaco 4y ago
  It's funny because their argument for pushing crypto is that govt is bad, taxation is theft, so govt needs to be circumvented financially in favor of a libertarian utopia with zero taxes so that govt can be crippled. Why would you want to take help from something you think is a terrible influence on the world? It comes off as selfish, capitalism and tax avoidance and even evasion when it suits you and socialism when you need help.
  - golergka 4y ago
    > Why would you want to take help from something you think is a terrible influence on the world? I've already answered that in my comment. You would want to take what's yours according to the contract that you've been forced to sign, even if you are trying to cancel the contract.
ankaAr 4y ago
Paid with crypto
mrtksn 4y ago
I don't know why a Korean should be handed to US authorities but in a world that many cryptobros envision, we will live in warlords with private armies up until they each fight off each other. Everybody is gangsta until an actual gangster knocks on your door.
- SilasX 4y ago
  “Uh, sorry, he’s actually the one who knocks. And everyone saw through your act.”
dereg 4y ago
I know it’s stylish to be crass, but his wife is the one that asked for protection.
- almostkorean 4y ago
  They have a one month old baby too
- bradlys 4y ago
  Given this context https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31365212 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31365212 don’t you think that his wife is likely just as terrible of a person as he is?
usrn 4y ago
I don't know why you would do this and not stay anonymous on the internet. This guy sounds like a true "lolbertarian."

schleck8 4y ago

I don't participate in the crypto market but saw him yesterday on twitter for the first time, and guess what, he was telling people that they are poor for questioning his business practices.

papito 4y ago
The crypto bros were telling everyone on Twitter to "enjoy being poor", when they were loaded up on Luna. How am I supposed to feel about that kind of attitude?

cypress66 4y ago

Most countries don't allow private police, especially for individuals. This is probably the case in South Korea. So even if he wanted, he couldn't. I don't know anything about him, but if he is an anti government guy it's very likely that he is indeed in favor of private defense agencies.

ivanche 4y ago
Private _protection_ is very different from private _police_. How do you think movie stars, mega popular singers etc. hire their… well, private protection?
- cypress66 4y ago
  Those guards are mostly for show. They really can't do anything. Even then, in South Korea it's even worse because I'm pretty sure they can't even carry a gun.
  - belltaco 4y ago
    The happenings in the linked article look like they'd be easily deterred by the presence of strong men guarding the entrances. Not everyone posing a threat, especially in SK, comes in with blazing guns.
bayindirh 4y ago
He should give a call to Erik Prince [0]. They'd go together well. [0]: https://theintercept.com/2016/04/11/blackwater-founder-erik-prince-drive-to-build-private-air-force/ https://theintercept.com/2016/04/11/blackwater-founder-erik-...
- boeingUH60 4y ago
  Ha! Erik Prince fascinates me...One of the few real-life villians. Must be a unique world being a war-profiteering entrepreneur.
  - bayindirh 4y ago
    Normally I'm not moved very easily, but reading the Intercept article really makes me freeze a little inside, and think "how's that even possible". There's a real alternate reality on this planet.
- 9935c101ab17a66 4y ago
  This was a really great read, thank you for sharing. I’m blown away by the quality of the reporting and the material the intercept were able to gather.
papito 4y ago
An anti-government guy shows why humanity settled on a regulated, stabilized financial system.

golergka 4y ago

> He should hire private protection. Funny how an anti-government person runs to the government in times of trouble. Why is it funny? Regardless of how anti-government you are, you're already have a contract with government: they take your money and give you protection. You wish to change this contract, may be even spend time and effort in political activity to get it changed, but it's still there. The fact that you express your desire to change your contract with somebody does not give them any (moral or legal) right to not follow the contract if it is not yet changed. And especially if, despite your wish to change it, you still follow your side of the contract (pay taxes).

belltaco 4y ago
It's funny because their argument for pushing crypto is that govt is bad, taxation is theft, so govt needs to be circumvented financially in favor of a libertarian utopia with zero taxes so that govt can be crippled. Why would you want to take help from something you think is a terrible influence on the world? It comes off as selfish, capitalism and tax avoidance and even evasion when it suits you and socialism when you need help.
- golergka 4y ago
  > Why would you want to take help from something you think is a terrible influence on the world? I've already answered that in my comment. You would want to take what's yours according to the contract that you've been forced to sign, even if you are trying to cancel the contract.

ankaAr 4y ago

Paid with crypto

mrtksn 4y ago

I don't know why a Korean should be handed to US authorities but in a world that many cryptobros envision, we will live in warlords with private armies up until they each fight off each other. Everybody is gangsta until an actual gangster knocks on your door.

SilasX 4y ago
“Uh, sorry, he’s actually the one who knocks. And everyone saw through your act.”

dereg 4y ago

I know it’s stylish to be crass, but his wife is the one that asked for protection.

almostkorean 4y ago
They have a one month old baby too
bradlys 4y ago
Given this context https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31365212 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31365212 don’t you think that his wife is likely just as terrible of a person as he is?

usrn 4y ago

I don't know why you would do this and not stay anonymous on the internet. This guy sounds like a true "lolbertarian."