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Re:Digital Minimalism by lrvick on Saturday October 31, 2026 @02:38PM (#50318723)
Because the big centralized corporate banks having complete control of our lives is a great solution that we should never try to compete with in decentralized and sovereign ways?
Re:Digital Minimalism by kirubakaran on Saturday October 31, 2026 @02:49PM (#50318852)
The "cure" is worse than the disease. But sure, 95% crypto projects give the 5% a bad name, and that's not fair.
Re:Digital Minimalism by lrvick on Saturday October 31, 2026 @03:03PM (#50319027)
5 percent is generous!

Still, many of us are experimenting with ways to decentralize power and have no interest in the traders and grifters. We have an interest in buying things online with privacy like VPNs or servers. Donating to people that were cut off from banks like political dissidents. Having some access to liquidity that will work even when a false accusation freezes your bank accounts. Or a way to pay creators tiny amounts of value in exchange for content without needing ads or big payment network fees. See projects like LBRY making an alternative to Youtube. Most of the interesting things happening in crypto are happening quietly without VC marketing budgets to attract the finance bros.

It is important these experiments continue to evolve until something checks enough boxes for the average person to trust it more than a bank or paypal.

This may take decades to get right, but humanity will be better for it.

Re:Digital Minimalism by kirubakaran on Saturday October 31, 2026 @03:13PM (#50319109)
I agree with that. Thanks for your patience, and for taking my comment the right way.
Re:Digital Minimalism by rdiddly on Sunday November 01, 2026 @01:34PM (#50328303)
Don't have a bank account either then. I didn't for years. We're talking about minimalism supposedly.
Re:Digital Minimalism by lrvick on Sunday November 01, 2026 @04:25PM (#50330057)
The Fed is most problematic bank, who prints money at the discretion of the President, apparently.

If all money is fake anyway, I want fake money where the value is decided by the market, not by one person.