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My concern with digital payments is the elimination of cash. Having the ability to transfer value without it being monitored or blocked is an exceptionally usef
by OGWhales 3y ago
My concern with digital payments is the elimination of cash. Having the ability to transfer value without it being monitored or blocked is an exceptionally useful property of paper money.
- gadflyinyoureye 3y agoBut you might buy things the government doesn’t want you to have. Real meat? Nope. Religious texts? Nope.
- fatfingerd 3y agoWhich government is that? Even Russia values religious faith as a pillar for misinformation.
- solardev 3y agoChina, notably: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_China#Anti-metaphysical_and_anti-theistic_thoughts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_China#Anti-metaphy... While not an outright ban on religion per se, there is continued state pressure against religion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antireligious_campaigns_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antireligious_campaigns_of_the...
- shwaj 3y agoOr participate in activities the government doesn’t want you to participate in. Canadian trucker protest? Nope.
- kube-system 3y agoAs long as the US continues to have large numbers of unbanked/underbanked, that isn't a possibility.
- digging 3y agoWell, it's still possible with barter goods, just a lot harder. Isn't there a cryptocurrency that's actually private too? (I know Bitcoin is not)
- Vecr 3y agoMonero. It's not perfect of course.