yesforwhat

> Is it really a cryptocurrency when it's completely centralized? No.

What is decentralized about a handful of Chinese miners controlling all supply?

2nd best over x categories is pretty good.

They still take Visa, and don't insist on an authoritarian government's surveillance app.

yes but only WeChat is tied to an authoritarian government's surveillance network

i've lost count of the amount of times i've been refused a coffee or beer because they don't except cash or visa card.

It's only going to get worse.

What gives it value? If you free spend and free print money to pay for said spending, the value goes away. Quite quickly, as well.

> Is it possible to distinguish between someone who believes taxes are bad for society, or immoral

Ask them if they are currently living in a country with a centralized government, a police force, civil society, etc. If the answer is yes, you don't have to listen to them anymore.

> The smart thing to do is to have a public number and a private number.

What's the easiest way to do this?

How is this different than Brave?

Brave user here, 1/10 the CPU and memory usage and built on the same tech. Welcome!

Does this guy have a significant investment in Facebook?

> Everyone is scared of China, so getting our allies to work in concert wouldn't happen

Wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership

You might be right, but I don't think ANY country welcomes a real deep dive into how much of the global economy is fraudulent.

No one will like the answer.

Autocracies don't last as governments, not forever.

I also would like to hear answers to these questions, but I suspect OP is another ethno-nationalist that perceives grievance against them for any and all actions.

The number one take away I have from interactions with all too many Chinese nationals, unfortunately.

> The only real problem China is facing is its political system, not its economy.

This how thread is about how that is changing. Also, most don't think politics and economics are separate.

> I have not seen _any_ US media reporting China truthfully

What are they getting wrong?

> Arguably, the British brought a lot of things with them to India as well, infrastructure, medicine, industry, language. All these things benefit Indians living today, and many millions of Indians living today wouldn't be alive if the course of history hadn't been changed.

India's share of the world economy went from 24.4% in 1700 to 4.2% in 1950. India's GDP (PPP) per capita was stagnant during the Mughal Empire and began to decline prior to the onset of British rule.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_India_under_the_Bri...

"Your grandfather's grandfather owes me money"

Where do you go from there, exactly?

just a normal flex, really

They dont, they are saying they want something they can't control happening . Old trick

> Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, Huawei, etc. are corporate entities separate from the Chinese government.

Not quite.

They are more important in the world than ever before, and there is a lot to worry about.

The US toppled Syria for violating US business interests, did I get that right?

When did Assad get overthrown, and why? And how? Very confusing comment.

> USA will go to a foreign country and topple their government for violating US business interests (not laws).

I, too remember the cold war. I don't see this happening today.

> Do employees at facebook really feel the heat?

No, they are still rolling in money. If that ever changes, then FB are in trouble.

Until then, carry on everyone.

The US arrests and harasses innocent business people from China/Iran? Source?

You are going to say all that without pointing out that the US and Canada are fighting espionage, and China will look for an innocent business person in response and that's just totally ok with everyone here?

then your friends suck

> as a gesture of good will towards the US

"Let me remove this gun from your temple. Thank me, now."

> China in many ways has exhibited a path to a more benign and progressive foreign policy

This guy is joking, right?