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Re:Ask HN: Why are privacy coins like Monero not seeing wide... by Semaphor on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @12:53PM (#32240778)
> So you're left with things which are (rightly or wrongly) illegal. Or incredibly taboo.

While I mostly agree with what you wrote, I take exception to this. Wanting more privacy can be an ends in itself.

Of course, as I said, I agree with you, this doesn’t really broaden the pool of people who need Monero by a meaningful amount ;)

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Re:Ask HN: Why are privacy coins like Monero not seeing wide... by throw1234651234 on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @12:56PM (#32240823)
The problem is that Monero doesn't guarantee privacy. X bought something from company Y. Company Y makes Z. X bought Z. How does whoever wants to know know? Because it was shipped by a major carrier.
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Re:Ask HN: Why are privacy coins like Monero not seeing wide... by noodle on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @12:58PM (#32240849)
> Wanting more privacy can be an ends in itself.

People who are willing to jump through hoops to marginally increase their privacy and the companies willing to similarly jump through hoops to cater to these people are a subset of the overall population. Gotta break out of this subset to achieve the wide adoption OP was talking about.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are privacy coins like Monero not seeing wide... by Semaphor on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @01:59PM (#32241572)
Yes, I mentioned that in my 2nd sentence.
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