Quote from: stompix on January 12, 2023, 04:20:32 PM

don't throw Wikipedia back at me without double-checking [...]

You quoted the deaths from 1939, there were no deaths in 1989, only hoaxes

I did not spend too much time to search for victims just to show you... I am sure that, if I dug more on this search I could had find some articles presenting those victims. I won't do it though, as it's pointless.

Quote from: stompix on January 12, 2023, 04:20:32 PM

And that means losing control?

Yes, this is what it means. Each time you press "Send" on your Bitcoin wallet, that is another transaction uncontrolled by the State and by anyone else excepting you.

Quote from: stompix on January 12, 2023, 04:20:32 PM

I get what you desire but you somehow think we already have this, and no, you're daydreaming at this point, nowhere close!

I may be, yet same was also the one who dreamed in 2011 that BTC's price will reach hundreds then thousands (of dollars) and his word became true in the future. There is nothing to stop us dreaming and wishing the best for Bitcoin.

Quote from: stompix on January 12, 2023, 04:20:32 PM

Are they still playing with interest rates, are they still influencing inflation, are they still deciding deficits and budgets, are they still the ones deciding taxes on crypto, are they still the ones that can send you to prison or hand you a fine for not paying them? If yes, then they are still in control!

Perhaps you did not understand about what "control" I was talking about. Yes, the State still controls the country, through its long arms, such as State agencies; through taxes; through the laws it issues and so on. But what it can't control anymore is its citizen when they use Bitcoin. When they make transactions without the knowledge of the State. When the gardener sells his cucumbers to his neighbor and the neighbor pays with BTC and nobody in the world can stop him from pressing "Send" from his wallet. People control their (crypto) finances now. If banks decide to freeze their accounts, they can always use Bitcoin to solve their financial problems. They control their wallets and what's inside them is 100% theirs and there is no trusted third party needed to allow them to use their money as they please.

Quote from: 1miau on Today at 12:59:13 AM

When I read your articles, I'm always reminded of Alex Gladstein writing similar articles. Cheesy

I have to admit, I am not familiar with the subject. Thank you for sharing this with me and also thank you for associating my writing style with Alex Gladstein's!

Quote from: 1miau on Today at 12:59:13 AM

Or did you know that France is still controlling monetary decisions of 15 African nations? Cheesy

I was not aware about this (very high) number either. I know that France, Spain, Holland and other countries still exert some power on some small countries, which were their colonies a long while ago, but I did not know that France has that much power Oo

Quote from: 1miau on Today at 12:59:13 AM

So, we can see: Bitcoin is a great tool for people living under authoritarian regimes. It might be hard for us to imagine how it is to live under an authoritarian regime or a very poor country and for those people, Bitcoin can make a big difference. Bitcoin can really help people is such countries to WIN a bloodless revolution and improve their lives massively.

This is true. In multiple occasions, people which were facing big struggles in their countries turned to Bitcoin. It happened in Greece, in 2013, if I'm not mistaken, when banks did not allow people to cash out their money. It happened also in Catalonia, in their attempt to become independent from Spain. And Amir Taaki, the famous Bitcoin developer and creator of (among others) Libbitcoin, DarkWallet, DarkMarket and OpenBazaar brought Bitcoin to people of Rojava for helping them during their own revolution...