The more I dealt with PayPal, Stripe, and other payment processors at my job, plus my personal bank and Venmo, the more I appreciated Bitcoin and Ethereum. Take

The more I dealt with PayPal, Stripe, and other payment processors at my job, plus my personal bank and Venmo, the more I appreciated Bitcoin and Ethereum. Takes a while to realize the full scope of control the governments have via money alone, both as a currency and a payment method. And the abuse of power. That PayPal rule against "misinformation" is the reddest flag. Maybe cryptocurrency isn't the best answer in the end, but there needs to be some alternative even if only to pose a threat to the status quo.