The harsh truth is that Bitcoin's current lack of maturity & the almost nonexistant market of support hardware makes it completely useless for anyone in real emergency situations. It was useless in most of western NC when power & internet were wiped out & it has been useless in Iran with the internet down for weeks. Iranians need to be able to stop funding their oppressors, both at home & in the West. They need #Bitcoin.
We need some sort of crazy development of pirate internet devices that can be easily built by anyone with basic supplies, or we need software that can be installed on common devices that can make them into pirate internet devices with simple accessories.
Maybe we need small 3dprinted satellites that can be made to focus signal with aluminum foil or aluminum tape as a skin...? But is there widely available radio hardware that can be used to transform small satellites into something useful beyond beaming wifi communucations between two people? We need real development of internet & communication tools that are easy to use & truly cannot be disrupted.
Can starlink satellites be reached with non-starlink hardware? Are there options beyond bitchat like mesh networks? #asknostr
Jeff Swann
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