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It does seem slightly silly that a through-line of the article is disgust at societal power dynamics and surveillance, and then not recognize that Bitcoin and o
by chc4 1y ago
It does seem slightly silly that a through-line of the article is disgust at societal power dynamics and surveillance, and then not recognize that Bitcoin and other proto-cryptocurrencies were invented by anarchist cypherpunks as a solution to the same thing in the monetary system.
- mavhc 1y agoDid it work?
- chc4 1y ago"Privacycoins" exist and lots of anarchist cypherpunks are able to use them to buy drugs, so I'm liable to say yes
- udev4096 1y agoNot for you. Come to think of it, a monetary system which is designed on cryptographic operations would never be truly understood by people who love being oppressed and thrive under the mass surveillance of the banking system. You are just a stupid pawn
- windowshopping 1y agoThe author of this article is not slamming the authors of the protocol. They're criticizing what it became and what it's used for now. There's a difference. You can not seriously claim that this modern incarnation of Bitcoin is what was originally intended. That would be ridiculous.