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 The really disappointing part of the Trump’s launching a shitcoin is that they COULD have used their massive platform to educate people about #Bitcoin, but instead chose to launch a shitcoin with massive insider allocation which will inevitably get many people rekt. 
 So he was full of shit at the Bitcoin Conference? Who would have thought? 
 Maybe jail is a good home for him after all 
 WTF but why do they do this 
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 I mean he partnered with Rug Radio. Could it be any more obvious to the public? 
 Can’t educate if you don’t actually understand it 
 Really can’t be too surprised tho? You honestly think he wants to use the platform to educate the people? 🤷‍♂️🫂
Just hard to think any rat in this race (dem/rep) truly gives any fooks about us, let alone educating us on sound money and the broken fiat system that everyone (mostly) currently lives in 
 What a tragedy. I can't believe he didn't think to shill my bags! 
 Maybe educating the masses is exactly what this is all about.  Bet you haven’t considered that. 
 To educate someone you actually need to know what you're talking about. 
 I can tell you don’t understand how Trump operates.  Just give it time and I suspect you will see this is a set up.  He’s a master at it. 
 He's the master of the boomerang effect. I have no doubt that he's baiting them right now into banning these ridiculous cryptos. They are securities...  
 You and I are on the same page. 
 Welding the power of organized violence against the free market of people using unregistered digital securities.... Not something to applaud. 
If Bitcoin wins it will because it ignores governments, not relies on them to do its bidding.  
 I can appreciate that sentiment. I usually agree. 

But realistically the industry has regulation, will have further regulation and Trump has an uncanny way of drawing attention to things. 

Because of trump, we now know about ivermecti, hydroxychloroquine, the nefarious Dr. Fauci, the corrupt DNC, the corrupt RNC, we know that peace in the Middle East is possible. 

We know that a declining standard of life is not necessary. 

His latest feat, is "Haitians eating The cats". Hilarious to say in a debate, and upon further investigation, is in fact true. 

Because of trump, we also know the extent of censorship and the reality of a deep state. We learned about JFK, the corrupt FBI, the corrupt intelligence community as a whole, the severity of the border security decline, and child sex trafficking...

It looks like his next project is to expose shitcoinery. 

Respect your opinion my friend, but on this one, it's a hard disagree. Shitcoins are about to have a spotlight on it that it's never seen before and that is definitely something to celebrate.  
 I get where you're coming from on that whole thing, but I'd point out one difference: all of the bad items you listed (to the extent that they're real) are creatures of the State. and in my view are therefore worthy of ridicule and battle.
Ethereum, for all its warts, is an outgrowth of the cypherpunk movement; used and built by free individuals. Not some State project under the cozy umbrella of corruption and monopoly on violence. I'd prefer Ethereum and Bitcoin have a fair fight in the arena of human action, not with a thumb on the scale from political forces. 
 Agreed. Ethereum, has a role as a platform and is incredibly useful for all types of things. There are definitely projects that are interesting and could potentially be very useful. 

The minting of coins, however, and the sale of ico's are very clearly securities. 

They are premined and then marketed to the public for the purpose of raising Capital for the company. 

If you want to call them collectors items, then I guess there's a discussion there. Short of that, by definition, they're already illegal.  
 You understand Trump as I do.  His tour in politics has been a giant exposure operation.  He’s been the front man of The Great Awakening.  I also think this is his way of exposing shitcoins.  

As for ETH, I think Saife said it best.  “ETH is the mother asshole from which all shitcoins sprang”. 
 wielding* 
 I just dropped off of the Spaces as it got a bit tiring for me.  But  I remember my own journey.  I naively bought into the promises of "defi"  early on...We all learn at a different rate - but the most important thing is we keep learning.  At the end of the day, it's all good for #Bitcoin. 

This may be a good time for a daily Trivium (Grammar):

Empathy
/ĕm′pə-thē/
noun
1. the intellectual identification of the thoughts, feelings, or state of another person
2. capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding
 
 😃🥟🔥 it’s a dumpling fire!  but not as cute as it sounds…there’ll many more problems...

trump is currently poisoning the minds of people most difficult to educate or reason with (as if it’s not already hard lol), his supporters.  & actually also more people than that!

then!  down the line, understandings of bitcoin will be ever more confused & chaotic.  bitcoin’s adversaries will have so much more fuel/support. 
 Well you reap what you sow. How predictable was this? 
 I’m beginning to have as difficult a time interacting with my “conservative” friends as I do with my “liberal” friends.  
They are unified in losing their shit at me for thinking this kabuki is A) not worth my time, B) a scam, C) outside my circle of influence anyway.

Stack sats, build your independence, learn skills, and get your things in order……..weak men are preparing to heap hard times upon us all. 
 Gotta make up for the fall in DJT, I guess. Also, grifters gonna grift.  Does owning a token get you privileged rewards at a Trump hotel?  Or is that only for those who bought an NFT? WEN BTYC (Bored Trump Yacht Club)? 
 Some choose to learn the hard way. 🍿 
 Geez not to mention he’s massively increasing his attack surface for his enemies by stumbling through the regulatory part of this. He’s going to end up joining SBF in a cell. 
 There are a lot of things Trump could have done. 
He has already been president. I seem to recall something about a drained swap and locking someone up 🤷 oh well I am sure he will fix everything this  time! 😄 
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