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Re:It is difficult for the average person to conceive of how... by nik_s on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:45AM (#29875538)
You can also say that blockchains have mechanisms that prevent a government from coercing third parties from handing over your NFTs to someone else.

I'll agree that the analogy wasn't perfect though - I added an edit for another analogy (still as imperfect as it may be).

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Re:It is difficult for the average person to conceive of how... by jhugg on Monday January 10, 2022 @02:57PM (#29881069)
The government can still use the JPEG though.
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