listen, I remain totally unconvinced that monero is inadequate for building electronic commerce to trade physical goods, or that any bitcoin developer has a suitable replacement, specifically because of the behaviors of DNM admins. they have the capacity to build functioning electronic commerce platforms from scratch. but also, if any of it breaks they risk going to prison forever or maybe even execution. this is the most intense litmus test that we can observe anywhere in the world. bitcoin is failing the test. nobody finds himself saying "if I make the wrong choice I may be killed" and then picks bitcoin.
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Monero is one of the most adversarial minded cryptos out there right now. Hands down. Modern Bitcoiners make too many comfy assumptions that rely on best case outcomes. It needs to roll with the punches and adapt. Imagine Bitcoin having basically the same protocol in another 15 years in this hostile environment and still being around...I can't unless it is in a completely captured form
Current events should've snapped them out of it. Can't fuck around anymore.
https://dark.fi/insights/samourai-devs-arrested-is-a-wake-up-call.html