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Re:Casa Client Case Study: The Tinder Trap by panarky on Friday July 09, 2021 @08:18PM (#27789914)
> Payouts were minuscule compared to what cryptocurrencies are now enabling

I see arguments of this form everywhere:

Law-abiding, tax-paying, responsible citizens use Tool X for legitimate purposes. Criminals also use Tool X for crimes. Therefore, we should ban Tool X.

Tool X = {cryptocurrency, encryption, firearms, drugs, etc.}

Tools that have legitimate uses should not be prohibited to law-abiding citizens.

Absolutely prosecute people who use the tool to hurt other people, but don't prohibit the tools that both bad people and good people use.

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Re:Casa Client Case Study: The Tinder Trap by user-the-name on Saturday July 10, 2021 @06:40AM (#27792491)
Bitcoin hurts many, many people who never use it. Everyone who uses Bitcoin is contributing to this harm.
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