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ShortFiat | 1 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +5 
 The internet has started out as a communist place. 

Digital ownership has been restricted to a handful of large tech companies. 

Subscription is credit

Advertising is slavery

Bitcoin is digital money that you can own 

Nostr is digital content that you can own

Without private property there is no freedom
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Freedom Tech | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Communism is forced-collectivism ... so is socialism ... so is fascism.

I don't recall being forced to use the Internet.
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ShortFiat | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Very true, but if you want to exist in the normal world these days it is very difficult to do so without having access to the internet.

If you have a farm, you produce your own food and you trade cash for medical supplies etc, then you can be off grid, but for most people, an online presence is essential.

The fact is, that with the current centralised structure you have no ownership of your data online. You give up control of your data, the moment you share it and large companies store it, analyse it and they will earn money from it.

Bitcoin and Nostr have the potential to fix this.
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Freedom Tech | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The key is to focus on living in the world, without worrying about the "normal" part.