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 I think moving jurisdictions to seek out better laws is ignoring the true potential of bitcoin, nostr and other open source platforms and foundations. 
 how so? seems like the strongest way to push back… i.e. “exit”. what did you have in mind? 
 In a world without borders and limits, we should be able to live where we want and how we want. The objective is to build a new foundation for capital, information, innovation and trust strong enough that the existing and legacy governance structures have no choice but to transition to the new paradigm. In a democracy, we vote with our ballot and the choices we make on who should represent us. In an economy, we vote with our money and the choices we make on which providers of goods and services deserve our support.  Maybe getting away from jurisdictions that are not doing what we would want them to do is giving them an excuse NOT to change. It's certainly not motivation to make the change we want to see. 
 We might not like a law or the way an institution does something. Our options include trying to escape from that law or institution as well as trying to understand the background, the context and the original reason for the creation of the law or procedure. There's always something we can learn, and if the assumptions that went into it have changed we can also be the teacher and change other people's minds.  That way others are not left to deal with the mess without our input.  There's always a reason why things happened, and we can't just dismiss historical context without first making sure that the underlying causes have been addressed.  If they haven't, then maybe our own thinking needs to adjust.