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[US specific] Without evasion of laws, women wouldn't be allowed to vote, black folks would be slaves, interracial marriage would be a crime...I can go on and o
by vdqtp3 3y ago
[US specific] Without evasion of laws, women wouldn't be allowed to vote, black folks would be slaves, interracial marriage would be a crime...I can go on and on. The ability to disobey unjust laws is absolutely essential to the health of a society.
- Night_Thastus 3y agoAnd what unjust laws in the US is crypto letting people circumvent?
- EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 3y agopaying for marijuana?
- Night_Thastus 3y agoIf that's the best it can do, meh. It's already legal in what, 40 of the 50 states? Sure, not at the federal level, but that'll happen sooner or later. Plus, I think the vast majority of people pay for it without cypto as is, no issue.
- RandomLensman 3y agoWomen didn't get the vote by illegally voting, slavery was outlawed in the end not just circumvented - the ability to change unjust laws is what matters in the end for the health of a society. Just some sort of disobedience technology without plans for change and active work on that (including majority building and policy proposals) is not going to cut it. You want functioning societies not some dystopia with a tech underground.
- itsafarqueue 3y agoWow you.. really shot your argument in the foot. All those unjust laws were, you know, changed. They weren’t evaded. And there are mechanisms to challenge laws you don’t like that don’t involve simply deciding you’re not going to obey them. But those mechanisms involve real costs that tend to blow away the moralising of most crypto bros.
- vaxintar 3y agoIf those unjust laws were changed what makes you think that regressive tax laws that keep coming up year after year won't be changed in the future? >And there are mechanisms to challenge laws you don’t like that don’t involve simply deciding you’re not going to obey them. I'm curious about those mechanism to challenge laws.