Well there ya go folks, he's totally not a spook 😆 🤣 😂
https://the-bitcoin-bugle.ghost.io/cia-director-insists-jason-lowerys-engagement-is-organic/
Discussion
What's wrong with what the guy is saying?
Something doesn't add up. The CIA coming out and praising Jason? I've listened to the guy and he comes across as sincere, but this doesn't sit right.
Don't be so naive. Hes never been pressed on any real points abd blocks anyone who asks.
If any if the Jason Lowery fans have an answer for this question please let me know as he refuses to respond and blocks any resistance on twitter.
What will happen to the decentralisation of Bitcoin if he is successful as framing it as a weapon. ASIC miners will be designated as munitions and regulations placed on their ownership, manufacturing and distribution?
Code is speech and nothing more. Miners are only doing mathematical equations.
Trying to sneak in a 2nd amendment issue opens a whole new attack vector with the ability to sanction companies that produce miners and restrict who owns them, who can ship them etc.
Appreciate if someone has an answer as to why we entertain this new propaganda campaign.
#[0]
We don’t fuck Lowery
It’s very interesting how few of proponents are willing to engage in debate with the dissenters.
I give #[4] credit for engaging on the topic - we can disagree but at least he had the balls to put forward his views.
Lots of prominent Bitcoiners have supported his thesis and refused to engage which is pissweak in my opinion.
#[2]
Govts are coming for Bitcoin regardless of what names we use for the various aspects of the network. I think the various pieces of the networks are going to centralize during different points in time before new tech disrupts that. Mining it self is already pretty decentralized with the pools, but ideas like stratum v2 and fedipool will help immensely with decentralizing.
If the US govt cracks down via taxes on bitcoin, what happens then?
Jurisdictions friendlier will draw in capital and resources. I think the same is true for mining.
If we’re worried about govt capture of mining, complaining about words is not the solution. It’s a distraction. Educating people on home mining to drive more sovereign hash is a solution. Open sourcing diagrams/schematics/etc for mining is a solution. Fedipool and other mining enhancements are the solution.
Space boi’s theory is super interesting but don’t get hung up on words. Dig into the core idea about obviating kinetic violence in favor of electrical violence.
There are lots of things to delay the inevitable hyperbitcoinization. Govt crackdown on multiple facets is one of them. But lower your time preference. If the US govt adopts bitcoin as a weapon or national defense initiative, do you think that would increase or decrease adoption? Visibility? Dismissal? Unfortunately, there is a large portion of the world that still believe what the US govt does is legitimate (that number is growing smaller and smaller), but if they label it as critical munitions, every other country in the world is going to rush to do the same and more eyeballs will be on bitcoin and more people will come to understand bitcoin more.
The road to hyperbitcoinization is bumpy for sure. Jason’s thesis is wrapped in military jargon but at its core, it’s an interesting idea to ponder.
TLDR; everything is good for bitcoin. 😆
Yes I agree it would speed up adoption in the short term, and then ultimately fail.
If I was tasked with stopping bitcoin and keeping control of legacy financial systems, I would acquire as much as I could then run derivatives of it like they gold and keep the fiat circus going.
Having government be the only ones capable of mining is a real issue IMO.
Where do you sit on the code is speech argument and the PGP case in the 90's. Thus battle is fought and won IMO
I’m all about code being speech. It’s information and information wants to be free. I also think IP is stupid.
Would hate to see govt capture but it’d only be certain locales. And slow things way down
FTX made it perfectly clear paper bitcoin was rampant in the market, but now we’re seeing real price discovery.
I don’t want govt capture, but don’t think they won’t get involved and be their own undoing over the long run.
WAGMI
Love this 😂 🎣
This is even more cringe, lol.
I mean, who believes this bullshit?
"According to experts on the topic, the CIA has never, ever been known to influence social media personalities engagement, or to even meddle with social media in general. The US government is committed to peace, prosperity, and somewhat fair speech"
REALLY???
'according to experts' gtfo
Even my own small government somewhere in the EU got caught using the secret service manipulating Twitter of the opposition.