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Re:On anti-crypto toxicity by eimrine on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @09:52AM (#31096962)
> Technology does not solve political problems.

Bitcoin has solved an international transaction of money which were political problem.

Re:On anti-crypto toxicity by tablespoon on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @11:10AM (#31098055)
> Bitcoin has solved an international transaction of money which were political problem.

That is a problem that was already solved. I've personally bought things from foreign countries (in person, and via mail order) with a credit card.

Re:On anti-crypto toxicity by eimrine on Friday April 22, 2022 @01:04AM (#31118391)
Try to buy something from not-so-friendly urisdiction. And you will see the difference between storytelling and business.
Re:On anti-crypto toxicity by tablespoon on Friday April 22, 2022 @03:28PM (#31126869)
>> That is a problem that was already solved. I've personally bought things from foreign countries (in person, and via mail order) with a credit card.

> Try to buy something from not-so-friendly urisdiction. And you will see the difference between storytelling and business.

Give an actual example, rather than a vague hand-waving hypothetical.

Some random points:

1. For mail order: paying is only part of it. Shipping is just as important. Are you hypothesizing a "not-so-friendly [j]urisdiction" where international payment difficult but international mail is easy?

2. For in person: would the person prefer my crisp American dollars or dicking around with Bitcoin addresses and waiting hours for transactions to confirm?

3... I could go on.

My general problem with cryptocurrency "use cases" are they tend to assume the utility of cryptocurrency, ignore alternative solutions, and latch on to some narrow aspect of a situation when zooming out even a little would reveal contradictions and problems.

Re:On anti-crypto toxicity by atchoo on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @03:00PM (#31101399)
It's probably more accurate to say that it's creating a political problem by circumventing existing political solutions like sanctions, currency controls and law enforcement.