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That's, what, people evading regimes? Is there literally anyone else truly affected who isn't a bad actor?
by superchroma 4y ago
That's, what, people evading regimes? Is there literally anyone else truly affected who isn't a bad actor?
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> there literally anyone else truly affected who isn't a bad actor? Those curious, paranoid or with unique threat models. The same ones who distrust banks and use only cash. (They, like anyone using a mixer, should maintain records in case they fall under suspicion.)
- Scoundreller 4y agoIf I could tick a box every time I spend money that said: “let the recipient know all of the history of where this money came from”, I’d avoid ticking it.
- mrsteveman1 4y ago> let the recipient know all of the history of where this money came from Using a blockchain that's designed to work this way, and then claiming to need tools capable of laundering money in order to avoid that outcome, doesn't strike me as a particularly good argument in favor of either of those things.
- Scoundreller 4y agoBut using things for what they weren’t designed for is one of my favourite activities. “It’s a good thing that the people that designed ________ are dead because they’d have a heart attack if they saw what I use it for!”
- superchroma 4y agoI wouldn't consider these people truly affected. You don't have to use a crypto anonymizer just because of your values, it's elective.
- anonymoushn 4y ago"evading regimes" means "committing crimes, as judged by some government I don't think is as legitimate as other governments," right?
- superchroma 4y agosure, if you like, but let's be generous and say, warzone journalists, whistleblowers, etc. It's not a big cohort, but I guess it's a legitimate use. The trouble is that I can't think of literally anyone else.