I will rephrase: I suspect there is a higher ratio of people on Nostr than on social media platforms who would like to see fewer laws about what one does to themselves, as well as the enforcement of laws that disincentivize harm caused to others, and banks are likely viewed to be a consistently bad actor in the eyes of a community that reveres Bitcoin.

Also, a gun is a tool, such as a bank account number. A bank, however, is an organization. Organizations are more likely to have systems and processes which reduce agency and accountability of individual employees, which make it easier for each one to partake in actions and decisions that would go against their own personal values. So it’s actually more likely for a bank to be evil than the common person.

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As you said banks can be evil but that is not the default

just ask nostr:npub1uyz4w2w4rcphk0q5arzkutrecgscxwzajj4dkvh9mjyqjtxslm6qea8632

With any centralized organization, who is running it absolutely matters. I am not interested in discussing specific organizations, but I seem to recall Caitlin Long and her own valiant efforts being treated unfairly by the current system as well.

If you want to dive into the subject, I can merely point you into the direction of the many, many talks from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger on the challenges and follies financial institutions have with remaining honest in the present system.

By the way, I fully recognize there’s nuance to all of this.

Drugs can and do harm more than just the users, in addition to exposing said user to unintended consequences (ex: the fentanyl epidemic).

Banks provide the best, cheapest, and oftentimes only source of capital for so many people in their communities.

I do associate with bankers and do not associate with druggies.