> I definitely do. If a part of bitcoin's chain of usage requires enough trust to ask the government to intervene to protect me, why not just trust the governme

> I definitely do. If a part of bitcoin's chain of usage requires enough trust to ask the government to intervene to protect me, why not just trust the government? I am not sure I understand the question, Bitcoin does not require trust or intervention from the government. Your original comment is objectively incorrect in two different ways. It's not even remotely a surprising event[0] and most importantly, self-custody does not require running a server. Therefore I maintain my suspicion but enjoy your upvotes. [0] "You can't make this up": used to express great surprise. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/you-couldn-t-make-it-up https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/you-coul...