Re:The Ethereum merge is done
by Eisenstein on Friday September 16, 2022 @05:01AM
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You have pivoted the conversation completely from crypto lacking certain abilities consumers find crucial, specifically reversing transactions and protection from fraud, into a conversation about state surveillance. I am not going to defend police states or mass surveillance.
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Re:The Ethereum merge is done
by StanislavPetrov on Saturday September 17, 2022 @01:18AM
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>You have pivoted the conversation completely from crypto lacking certain abilities consumers find crucial, specifically reversing transactions and protection from fraud, into a conversation about state surveillance. I am not going to defend police states or mass surveillance.
A conversation about the power of the government to have real-time, granular information about every dollar you spend, send or receive and total control over whether to allow or prevent your transactions is a conversation about state surveillance.
Re:The Ethereum merge is done
by Eisenstein on Saturday September 17, 2022 @04:03PM
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Almost no one is going to give up the benefits of consumer protections because of the possibility that their government is out to get them. Thus I don't see how any of this is relevant.