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Re:GitHub deleted accounts of people who contributed to Torn... by 8note on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @09:08PM (#32406767)
Protecting the wealthy from the government isn't exactly a cause many want to fight for. Using the government to reign in the wealthy is much more popular

In a country where a dictator can make you starve with the snap of the finger, what are you going to do, eat your virtual coins from your jail cell? Technology is notably not a solution to social problems

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Re:GitHub deleted accounts of people who contributed to Torn... by Andrew_nenakhov on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @12:48AM (#32407951)
Protecting the wealthy? You have no clue about real problems of people resisting the dictatorship. Right now cryptocurrencies are the only reliable and untraceable way for Russian dissidents and underground to fund themselves. The key features are anonymousness and permission lessness, and Bitcoin/Monero can be turned into hard cash quite easily. Oh and it also allows you to receive funds from abroad with zero oversight, avoid paying taxes, etc.

If there will ever be an uprising, it'll be funded with nothing else but cryptocurrency.

So yes, cryptocurrencies are worth every watt of energy they use.

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