Oddbean new post about login | logout We’re at the “loot the treasury” stage of empire collapse and people are looking for regulatory clarity from the people doing the looting. More effort should be spent exposing these people as criminals instead of trying to appease them. The US federal government is an illegitimate authority stealing from the people on an astonishing scale. The “regulatory clarity” you seek will make it so they can loot your bitcoin.
Friendly reminder that they can't loot your bitcoin if you store it properly
This is true. But I do find the gold confiscation chapter in The Mandibles instructive. With a monopoly on violence they can send goons to your door and drag you away on a whim. The number of Bitcoiners who are truly KYC-free across the spectrum (as in no record of any interaction with the network, ever) is vanishingly small. Best outcome is if you never have to test your boating accident story.
PREACH! @MartyBent nostr:note1ce5clylwcuvwufpn7u7899u9ysa96n8c6hl7faq9hkvxtxzappds2wcewd
All authority is illegitimate.
lead by example. Your money isn't affected because you use bitcoin (+gold & silver?) to store your wealth. The fiat maffia has a certain reach, but only so far #bitcoin
The state is an institution of theft writ large, designed to enrich the ruling class at the expense of the productive individuals within society. nostr:nevent1qqsvv6v0j0hvwx8wyselw0rjj7zjgwjafnudtlly7szmmxr9npwsskcpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucnfw33k76twv96kg6tzd3jjucm0d5pzq3e0gs8jnmued6f2rp4c6vs07xqvs4vs8zpwt82smcdch4txjvq7qvzqqqqqqy3k6r4z
Over $20 trillion over the years via the Pentagon. Where the fuck does all that money go? What are they spending it all on, because we know they're not just holding it.
