[HN Gopher] Why I'm Less Than Infinitely Hostile to Cryptocurrency
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       Why I'm Less Than Infinitely Hostile to Cryptocurrency
        
       Author : jger15
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2022-12-08 22:15 UTC (45 minutes ago)
        
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       | Regnore wrote:
       | > Of course a technology centered around avoiding governance and
       | banking failures will be centered in the countries with the most
       | governance and banking failures!
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       | The issue that I have with this perspective is that it doesn't
       | actually solve the underlying problem - it just kicks it down the
       | road. As soon as crypto becomes big in a country with failed
       | governments and banks, it's going to become the primary target of
       | those same governments and banks.
        
       | RadixDLT wrote:
       | because you missed the window of opportunity???
        
         | bicijay wrote:
         | Thank you for adding so much on the discussion!
        
       | pr337h4m wrote:
       | Crypto's only real use case is economic freedom. Everything else
       | is just garnishing.
        
         | pr337h4m wrote:
         | In both senses: "food that is added to a plate for decoration,"
         | as well as "material applied to an object to achieve or assist
         | camouflage."
         | 
         | https://www.thefreedictionary.com/garnishing
        
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