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> If it didn't change anything then by the same token it wouldn't help people in oppressive regimes. I said "doesn't change anything there", not "doesn't chang

• lmm 4y ago
  > I said "doesn't change anything there", not "doesn't change anything". But there's a symmetry to the situations. To the extent that it helps people evade government controls, it will help people evade government controls. > The payment itself is not where these efforts should go to. Transport, manufacturing, advertising. These are all much more fruitful places to look at stopping illegal trade. That's pure whataboutism. Enforcing laws against bitcoin makes all kinds of illegal activity harder, without significant downsides for law abiding people. So it's a worthwhile measure, regardless of what else you do or don't do.
  • smcn 4y ago
    > But there's a symmetry to the situations. To the extent that it helps people evade government controls, it will help people evade government controls. I said that crypto didn't create black market trading and so I'm unsure what you mean by this? > That's pure whataboutism. Enforcing laws against bitcoin makes all kinds of illegal activity harder, without significant downsides for law abiding people. So it's a worthwhile measure, regardless of what else you do or don't do. That's not what whataboutism means. I said that it's a better idea to target other aspects of the black market.