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Re:France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra by np_tedious on Saturday September 14, 2019 @10:57PM (#20975287)
But this behavior is not an example of learning. In fact, as Libra could potentially limits government power and encourages sound money money, one could argue this is the opposite of the dangers you mentioned.

This false equivalence borders on Godwin's law. Combine that with the 9/11 rhetoric in the US hearings and it's really quite telling how they get SO scared. Idk how far it's going to go, and it might not be Libra at all, but there is so so clearly big role for crypto currencies to play.

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Re:France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra by mosselman on Sunday September 15, 2019 @03:45AM (#20976083)
Well it seems like the German government is worried about Facebook controlling money, not cryptocurrency per se. And I completely agree with that. Facebook creating money and everyone switching to libra sounds very dystopian to me.
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Re:France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra by np_tedious on Sunday September 15, 2019 @09:55AM (#20977206)
As nobody would be compelled to use it, and those "everyone switching" network effects only occur if it has merit, I'm a bit more concerned about the banning being "dystopian".

And, of course, the Ministry of Truth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz

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