No one knows the future. You can speculate a million different terrible things happening. But if you can’t explain a rational reason why those bad things will play out the way you anticipate, then it’s just a doomer trap. We already have enough things to be depressed about. If you can’t offer a rational game theory of how this all plays out, then this is just a negative spiral of doom. And I’ve experienced those and am not interested in going back. People like this were so certain that masks, lockdowns, and vaccine passports were going to be the new norm. I was convinced of that too. That didn’t end up happening. So I suffered and tortured myself in my own mind because i overestimated the power of elites and underestimated the impact that the disobedient minority had in this world. People have been calling for the demise of Bitcoin for years. Why is it still around? Every controversial thing is the end of Bitcoin. Every damn time. And it’s still around. Blocks are still being mined. Payjoin still exists. Lightning still exists. Non kyc sats are still around. Ashigaru is being built out the last time I checked and that project could be infinitely better than samourai. Bitcoin may literally be in a better place overall a year from now.

Samourai should not be in jail but they also should’ve decentralized their business better. They got greedy and attracted too much attention to themselves with their marketing. They flew too close to the sun. Ross did the same thing. He admitted that he went about it wrong and was trying to make things happen faster. It’s going to take time.

It’s great to be cautious and prepare for horrible things. But if everything is viewed as an inevitable failure just because elite evil billionaires exist, then what’s the point of living? This isn’t an asshole take? What’s the point of life if we are headed for inevitable demise with no hope for anything to change or improve? Your worldview is too narrow. Let the US ban Bitcoin who gives a fuck. Move somewhere else. The US will crumble under its own bullshit anyway. As if these mining businesses can afford to be that reckless. They’ve literally destroyed their own currency. So what are they going to do? Destroy their own mining businesses and subsidize it with more money printing? How long will that last? People are already on the edge financially. A 51% attack is not sustainable. And people that are desperate for money, and there will be a lot more in the coming year, will break the law to mine those censored transactions. Your views lack nuance.