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Re:Is “acceptably non-dystopian” self-sovereign identity eve... by rglullis on Saturday June 11, 2022 @06:02AM (#31703312)
> "cashless society seems inevitable" is any guide.

If anything, if you (like me) would like to avoid a cashless society the you have yet another reason to be in favor of decentralized technologies.

"Cashless Society" is just Newspeak for "Total Economic Surveillance". It implies a world where corporations and governments alike have full visibility over what everyone else is doing. Blockchain-based systems already provide an alternative (Monero) where privacy is respected. In a world where Governments and Corporations can conspire to eliminate cash and extend their reach even more over our liberties, I think we should at least try to support an alternative.

Re:Is “acceptably non-dystopian” self-sovereign identity eve... by nonrandomstring on Saturday June 11, 2022 @06:15AM (#31703374)
I agree with you. The anonymity and casual fluidity preserving aspects of digital currencies are the reasons I support them enough not to be "anti-crypto". My objections are primarily on ecological grounds with respect to proof of work. I have other views on a "crypto-web-3.0", but that's a different story.