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Re:Why Monero by jpadkins on Monday September 13, 2021 @09:05PM (#28518939)
you kind of proved my point. kidnappers already use cash, and changing that to different mechanism isn't going to increase or decrease the amount of crime. You haven't explained any reason why digital anonymous currency will increase crime or make it harder to catch them.

Evil people use neutral tools for evil purposes. They have been since the beginning of tools.

So stop trying to slow the advance of technology just because some evil people can use it too.

Re:Why Monero by scoofy on Monday September 13, 2021 @09:21PM (#28519053)
I'm not against blockchain technology. I'm against creating a systematically anonymous blockchain. Identity and reputation in value exchanges matter in society, both legally and philosophically.

Monero seems much better suited as a weapon against real totalitarian regimes. If it is illegal in both a free and unfree society, then it will only have a practical purpose in the unfree society, whereas the free society will have plentiful alternatives.

Re:Why Monero by inkblotuniverse on Thursday September 23, 2021 @03:06AM (#28626058)
If it's illegal in free society, it'll have use there too, as an alternative financial system for those kicked off traditional platforms.
Re:Why Monero by reanimus on Monday September 13, 2021 @09:19PM (#28519036)
Physical cash requires some level of risk for the kidnapper to get it though, because they physically have to get it in their possession