PrivacyIsDignity
Privacy Is Dignity

In this instance a laws is being proposed to not have points on the end of knives. The law can't protect stupidity it seems, because the knives still have the sharp blade on them. Since criminals don't obey laws, a rounded point on a knife won't stop them from hacking at people. What next, legislating against rocks in case a nutcase uses one to kill people with? But the sheep think more authority is the answer. They authority to be their mom.

2026-01-06 10:12:33 UTC

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The sheep in the UK think authority is the answer to everything. They truly have no self thinking abilities.

2026-01-05 22:05:57 UTC

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There is a culture in the UK that loves authority. The more of it, the better. These people are drunk on power in the name of morality. Very dangerous people. Trump should Maduro the UK, that should take them down a peg.

2026-01-02 10:09:30 UTC

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I don't think he's bright enough to be playing 5D chess. He's just a soppy liberal. Hardline Muslims will hold their nose and vote for him to grow their base and interests, then replace him with a fundamentalist.

2026-01-02 10:05:31 UTC

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I'd ask him what about those people who don't wish to be collectivist, will you respect their wishes and leave them alone?

2025-12-28 10:51:11 UTC

Silver looks like the next FOMO phenomenon. And like Bitcoin but in different ways, it's considered money. So if the masses including institutions move their money out of the underperforming BTC and into the latest fad of silver over the next several years, what will happen to the price of BTC? Not promising. I've been skeptical of BTC's price for a long time now, for many reasons.
Even CoinBureau and‌ their followers are reluctantly noticing the wind changing:
https://x.com/coinbureau/status/2005141534388490522#m

2025-12-27 14:07:07 UTC

Would you say a large part of Bitcoin's decline is due to its lack of privacy?

2025-12-27 10:02:12 UTC

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Based on their cult mentality.

2025-12-24 08:10:12 UTC

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True but the reality is the sheep have adopted KYC-bitcoin en mass. Therefore bitcoin is being blocked and seized at will.

2025-12-23 18:08:28 UTC

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Which changing room do you use at the public gym, "Lyn"? Which?

2025-12-22 21:35:19 UTC

It's only 1 year but crypto has been the worst performing asset in 2025. Interesting. Crypto has had other underperforming years though. https://blossom.primal.net/ef93d1e8ebd5265a1542fe1915d266e8490771744e27e20784d2f12c9cd23c9f.jpg

2025-12-22 19:33:39 UTC

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Love seeing Pt go up.

2025-12-22 15:40:06 UTC

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Why is the protocol level the trumpcard when governments have bypassed the protocol level with KYC? Now, many coins are being blocked and seized.
Bitcoin isn't private, anyone can view the blockchain and nailing it down to the individual for confiscation, is a trivial matter now.

2025-12-21 17:49:43 UTC

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We also need to push back against being shamed for wanting privacy. Yes I DO have something to hide: My privacy. This is all the reason I need to withhold my information from the government.

2025-12-21 08:32:46 UTC

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I feel that pain. Being on a VPN triggers KYC requests too, in my experience, because VPNs are "suspicious activity".

2025-12-18 12:40:29 UTC

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Bought my Pixel 6a for £90 second hand, paid in cash. Easy.

2025-12-17 14:14:49 UTC

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Basically anything but Bitcoin.

2025-12-15 17:26:48 UTC

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Not at all. I just expect Bitcoin will become antiquated as technology moves on, leaving gold as the proven stable store of wealth due to it's analogue nature.

2025-12-15 10:12:45 UTC

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But thanks to government KYC data grabs, is does.

2025-12-15 09:21:47 UTC

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It's not a contest, they both have their uses. But gold is more robust.

2025-12-14 17:50:03 UTC

Remember what liars politicians are.
https://x.com/Suzy1776_/status/1444891600878911488

2025-12-14 16:23:11 UTC

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The problem is being unable to reach the normies and debate with them. I won't use those platforms either but we're not destroying their arguments sitting in our separate pens.

2025-12-13 08:35:02 UTC

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And Gen-Xers, and Zoomers. Hence _"The true perpetrators are not the generations, but groups across generations."_

2025-12-13 08:31:16 UTC

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The sheep never question the shepherd.

2025-12-13 08:29:28 UTC

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Time for an open source, Linux-style home assistant.

2025-12-12 16:46:42 UTC

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ATM, govs are fining the corps for breaching rules. Until that power flips, it's the corps working for the govs.

2025-12-12 13:43:10 UTC

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This generational tribalism is stupid. If you think Boomers messed things up, wait until Millennials are old and fingers get pointed at them for messing up the family, gender roles, ethnic replacement of Europeans, or creating a population crash by aborting babies it's like a common cold. It's not like Millennials aren't central to major societal problems.
The true perpetrators are not the generations, but groups across generations.

2025-12-11 18:20:04 UTC

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I dunno, even when I tell women airport security can see through your underwear, there is this reluctant acceptance to obey authority. The sheep are really hopeless.

2025-12-11 11:45:32 UTC

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$250k is as possible as $25k, maybe less possible. Let's not count our chickens.

2025-12-11 10:14:11 UTC

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Let's not underestimate the sheepiness of the sheep.

2025-12-10 19:32:11 UTC

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BlueSky users are exactly the compliant sheep who will cooperate with this without resistance.

2025-12-10 14:58:36 UTC

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If your family were at risk of torture from the regime, you'd be reckless to use family. But that's assuming the regime knows where you live, and are wanted. Every individual has a dynamic puzzle to work through. Being an informal lodger (no contracts and they think your name is Bob) in a rural home is pretty safe. Just keep your internet activity masked behind a good VPN so the ISP can't see it.

2025-12-10 14:33:26 UTC

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Lol that's not communism at all, or stealing someone's identity. But if you want to be online without the government knowing it's you, these are the ways to do it. Figure out the nuances of when staying with family.

2025-12-10 08:20:51 UTC

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Correct.

2025-12-10 08:20:03 UTC

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A very poor straw man. You use other people's ISPs when you stay at friends, relatives, hospitals, and coffee shops.
"Communism" to you is a homeowner buying the ISP and the lodger using it..
Just say you lost the argument and move on. You'd lose less face.

2025-12-09 23:03:42 UTC

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Same, I'm very dubious of companies like this. She may be well meaning but they play Bitcoin right into the hands of the government to regulate, tax, track, and confiscate. I looked on the company's page and it " fully supports the UK’s commitment to robust anti–money laundering (AML) standards." WTF! 🤡 😒 🫤 🤮

2025-12-09 22:46:12 UTC

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Not at all. You can use other people's ISPs. Or live in a communal home where one person orders the ISP for the whole household.

2025-12-09 22:42:37 UTC

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A good VPN has no usable data to give the government upon subpoena.
Your name need not be attached to the ISP. No proxy is needed (although even a proxy significantly breaks the chain). There is no way to determine which devices you use if there is no identity tied to the devices. And you still have device spoofing if you wanted.

2025-12-09 18:22:14 UTC

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You must not have your name attached to your ISP. There are ways.
Use a VPN router.
Mobile phone must be a PAYG sim, unregistered, and no Apple account. Use GrapheneOS.
Public WiFi spots would then only know phone#e79y279ee7 has passed by. Not your identity. There are spoofers too if you really need. And use a VPN.
Explain cookies on Tor, I don't agree.
Idiots use Facebook (although I have used fake profiles in the past).
Don't use Apple or Google or Samsung. You don't need them. GrapheneOS.
It's a lot of work and you always risk leakage. But 99% of the battle is not to be wanted, so if 1% leaks out, they'll never bother to go on a wild goose chase after you.

2025-12-09 14:39:24 UTC

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Yes. But you can still be online without the government knowing who you are, if you're not sloppy.

2025-12-09 14:38:50 UTC

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They both have areas where they violate your privacy more, and areas where they violate your privacy less. The old way is more compartmentalised, for example. But both put you in danger of malicious surveillance from those who hold your information.

2025-12-09 13:43:32 UTC

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Only if you're sloppy with Opsec.

2025-12-09 13:10:18 UTC

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Yes this stuff has been a problem long before digital ID was announced, it's just this announcement boiled the frogs got boiled a bit too quickly and now they've noticed. Now I'm telling them all this other stuff that you described and the frogs are like "Oh, yeah... that's bad too". Better late than never, but I'm not confident they won't go back to sleep again.

2025-12-09 11:41:02 UTC

Who buys and sells on Shopstr? Had any success with it?

2025-12-09 10:36:30 UTC

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Don't swallow government propaganda so easily. This will be used for EVERYTHING. We know this because they already use drivers licence and passports for everything, from opening a phone contract to staying at a hotel.

2025-12-09 10:00:04 UTC

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Bitcoin was already our property, no UK law was needed because self custodial wallets ensure this. Bitcoin shouldn't be responding to government consultations or seeking their regulation in any way. That is not what Bitcoin is supposed to be. We don't need their permission, let alone their noses in our affairs. They want to control our Bitcoin for the usual "AML" facades.
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2025-12-09 09:59:24 UTC

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2025-12-09 09:04:44 UTC

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The UK would reply "Who cares if we are gay, you homophobe?". That's how far gone the country is.

2025-12-07 19:51:32 UTC

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What is it with Europeans and dictatorship? It's like they forget their own history within a couple of generations.

2025-12-06 17:54:53 UTC

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I wonder if this aggression is a sign that public opinion is making this hard for them to push through? In which case we must all hold the line wherever we are in the world.

2025-12-06 17:52:13 UTC

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So, they have chosen WAR.

2025-12-05 14:38:50 UTC

Removing a dictator when it's just one guy like a Mussolini is one thing. But how do you remove the dictatorship of the deep-state? It's lots of people and institutions, many of whom never meet each other.
This is the modern form of dictatorship. Much harder to overthrow.

2025-12-05 11:44:48 UTC

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This picture looks like hell.

2025-12-05 08:31:28 UTC

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The sheep don't think about any of it, they just go along with it all.

2025-12-04 19:08:21 UTC

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Why would you mute someone you disagree with? That's what BlueSky wokies do. Hopefully we're better than that.

2025-12-04 17:34:44 UTC

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It has come to this!

2025-12-04 11:51:53 UTC

The UKSSR is about to introduce facial recognition in EVERY town & village. Help us Donald Trump, we need regime change.

2025-12-03 16:35:34 UTC

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Diversify. They are all valuable assets.

2025-12-02 11:08:45 UTC

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Where? We don't get that where I am.

2025-12-02 11:03:51 UTC

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So instead of being clingy to his mother, he'll learn to be clingy to the state. Great choice by mom.

2025-12-01 15:02:08 UTC

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So it's not about network effect any more now that it's been pointed out that cash had network effect until it didn't?
As for Nakamoto Consensus ... Bitcoin isn't even private, the government can trace your BTC and blacklist it from being spent. Or maybe they'll confiscate it. This is one possible example of future use-cases making Bitcoin antiquated.
All technology gets antiquated as time change. Bitcoin is not shielded from technological advancements.

2025-12-01 12:55:47 UTC

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"Network effect makes it impossible to catch now. " - That is a completely arbitrary assertion. Cash had network effect, now it doesn't.
All it takes is for something new to come along. And in digital technology's case, that can come quickly.

2025-12-01 11:10:34 UTC

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In your analogy, " the internet" would be digital currencies while Bitcoin itself would be something like SSL or http. Absolutely Bitcoin can become antiquated. You'd be wise to keep your antenna up for the next big thing, or your money could go to zero.

2025-11-30 21:54:41 UTC

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We also shouldn't be ashamed to say "I have lots to hide". That's what privacy is. They're trying to shame us into giving our privacy away.

2025-11-30 21:51:55 UTC

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Technology and protocols alike get surpassed.

2025-11-30 20:12:33 UTC

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They're consumerist gimmicks. Just exercise every day and eat well, you'll work it all out yourself.

2025-11-29 21:38:08 UTC

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Well I don't think I have derangement syndrome, but I am very cautious about it. Maybe another digital currency is the future, but I don't see how BTC itself has legs in the long term. Technology quickly gets antiquated.

2025-11-29 12:44:52 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/a4e6b2d161a6b7eddb279e17cb6217893b231b1f7837d9bb6770712df422a398.webp

2025-11-27 11:25:14 UTC

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Make sure you can stand them. Dogs are needy, demanding and selfish. I don't tolerate people behaving like that, so I don't much like dogs either.

2025-11-26 17:49:57 UTC

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We need you to grow past WhatsApp. I know it's easier said than done but all these sheep staying on using WhatsApp is demoralising.
Attack WhatsApp's on Twitter and Facebook for their lack of privacy. At this point, the only way to overtake them is to go on the attack. You have the superior app, you just need adoption.

2025-11-26 17:30:50 UTC

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Same, it's frustrating as hell. When I say I'm on Signal and to catch me there, they're like "Oh...don't worry, I'll just SMS you". 🤦
I'm having to install WhatsApp soon because the sheep are too stupid. I'm trying to keep it private -- GrapheneOS, use a VPN, use a fake name, and deny all permissions except to receive messages & calls.
They have no idea how much trouble I'm having to go to, all because they won't use a private messaging app.

2025-11-26 13:48:43 UTC

The sheep have no excuse to be using WhatsApp and not Signal.

2025-11-25 22:00:52 UTC

Currently debating Bitcoin maxis like
https://blossom.primal.net/4400bbea9bdbd0150b3bc192dab14ed82f321742c2c920560b5862a3a14ef53b.gif

2025-11-25 21:57:03 UTC

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Greedy people is another reason why BTC's future isn't bright. BTC's ability to moon is running out of steam. See volatility chart.
When the next tulips comes along, the sheep will move their money out of BTC and into the next big thing. What happens to BTC's price then?
https://blossom.primal.net/cc68ad5342e4dfdfc596221fec95f7636392d8a041b5804af0f68cce4394c2b4.jpg

2025-11-25 21:47:26 UTC

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Quantum could either threaten bitcoin's encryption or the tech could simply replace bitcoin with its own monetary paradigm. Or both. Technology always gets surpassed. Bitcoin is not immune to technological advancements.

2025-11-25 21:43:14 UTC

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If you want to be a saver, gold is there. BTC is not a store of value any more than 1984 Volvo was. The tech will inevitably be surpassed and made antiquated.

2025-11-25 21:41:50 UTC

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Bitcoin isn't even private. The government have an easy time tying your Bitcoin to you identity and confiscating it, making your second statement is demonstrably incorrect.

2025-11-25 19:45:27 UTC

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Does it matter? The masses are in BTC as a speculation, not the security tech.

2025-11-25 19:42:58 UTC

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What is your position, that BTC has a future in a landscape of ever advancing tech? What happens to BTC when quantum coins take money to new paradigm?

2025-11-25 19:39:50 UTC

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Ah sorry I misunderstood. I'm arguing with too many Bitcoin maxis around here.

2025-11-25 19:38:24 UTC

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No your task was to argue it is the most secure crypto, not what existing measures there are.

2025-11-25 18:44:58 UTC

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You are saying something too. The task you have is to argue how BTC is the most secure crypto. It's not even private, which is a cornerstone of security.

2025-11-25 15:25:20 UTC

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Ethereum is considered by many as more secure than Bitcoin due to its PoS consensus mechanism. That's just ETH, let alone what tomorrow's tech will bring.

2025-11-25 15:23:07 UTC

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I don't expect anything to be different, I expect it to be the same old story -- new tech antiquates the old tech.

2025-11-25 15:19:00 UTC

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Proof of stake...

2025-11-25 15:11:35 UTC

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And other protocol's could surpass Bitcoin's. Ethereum is a separate protocol, for example. Who knows what will be created in the coming years.
Sorry for the multiple posts. You may just answer my longer post to keep the thread tidy.

2025-11-25 15:09:42 UTC

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To clarify, that leaves Bitcoin as a coin open to being dropped.

2025-11-25 15:04:50 UTC

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But telephone communications has been built upon. First with mobile phones, then text messages, then internet calls on WhatsApp, plus social media, banking apps, Discord chat rooms, etc., have all been built on top of what was just a telephone. Satoshi is like Alexander Graham Bell, except technology is moving much faster today than in Bell's day.
It is very hard to be confident than BTC's vision of money will still apply in the years to come.

2025-11-25 14:51:31 UTC

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It's the same dilemma -- The protocol can be usurped by evolving ideas & technologies, like the "protocol" of telephone communications have been usurped by evolving ideas & technologies.

2025-11-25 14:38:10 UTC

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My point was to address your argument that BTC gets upgraded and built upon. That is not a safeguard against being surpassed by newer technologies. That is the very nature of technological advancement.
It's like saying iPhone is a store of value because it has network effect, and is being upgraded and built upon via the iPhone 17, then the iPhone 18, etc. Both iPhone and Bitcoin could go the way of Nokia dumbphones.

2025-11-25 14:33:38 UTC

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The next big thing could be a more advanced cryptocurrency, or it may be a different means of money altogether.
Given that technology is advancing at record speed these days, including with AI, I wouldn't be so sure that the BTC style of transacting will still be in play in the future.

2025-11-25 14:30:42 UTC

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You could say that about cash. Coins and notes have better forge-protections built upon it than in previous times, but the concept of cash has been surpassed as technology moved on.

2025-11-25 14:28:41 UTC

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There are already more secure cryptos than Bitcoin. Given that the masses are in Bitcoin at all is because of NGU, the hashrate is not the selling point. If the next big profit opportunity comes along, those people will move their money over. What happens to Bitcoin then?
And that's just one scenario.

2025-11-25 14:25:14 UTC

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"The internet is not crypto. the internet is Bitcoin" -- Sorry but this is just cultish talk. We saw what happened to MySpace, Nokia, and the horse & cart. Technology always gets surpassed. What happens to Bitcoin then?

2025-11-25 14:22:23 UTC

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You're arguing that Bitcoin will be the peak of monetary technology in perpetuity. This denies the nature of technological advancement.
Cash had network effect until it didn't. Who uses cash now? So what happens to Bitcoin when the next big thing comes along?

2025-11-25 13:37:27 UTC

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In your analogy, "the internet" would be cryptocurrencies. And the internet has seen many early players surpassed. http, MySpace, Geocities, even Yahoo used to be the biggest search engine before Google.
So yes, there is a lot of scope for Bitcoin to become antiquated, and maybe cryptocurrencies as we know it will become antiquated too.
This is why gold persists for thousands of years -- it is analogue. Technology becomes obsolete much more quickly.

2025-11-25 12:08:29 UTC

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Regardless of the latest drop, I don't think Bitcoin is the future. It is a technology which will be made antiqued by the next generation of money.

2025-11-24 11:46:17 UTC

When I enter my Nostr passphrase into Shopstr in order to edit my user profile, I get the error message "invalid tag". My passphrase is correct. Any gremlins going on?