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 Just remember, #bitcoin ETFs are the enemy of self custody and the individual freedom it supports. 

If ETFs gain in popularity, education will be substituted with simple soundbites and 30 second commercials. Normies won't be converted to maxis, so much as retained in a system of control.

Approving all of the ETFs in noisy and spectacular fashion, framing them ultimately as the on-ramp to modern riches, is a savvy chess move of the ruling class who care mostly about control. It leverages "number go up" to the benefit of central authority.

The key is: how does the bitcoin community use its new-found wealth? Do influencers buy Lamborghinis, or do they find ways to spread freedom?

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