people are so fucking used to it too
here in spain they ask you for your ID for EVERYTHING, to fucking deliver a package, to go to the doctor, anything -- when you push back and you tell them you're not willing to give them that info they look at your like they've never received push back... it's insane
Ppl are busy with their lives, and trying to escape the salary-life-bullshit as is. Adding more to their cognitive load is unreasonable.
We need to make the tools of freedom as insidious/covert as the tools of oppression.
Yeah, fair 🤝
We need to make converting to the Bitcoin Standard as simple as possible.
This.
And to, somehow, make the masses understand that it is the choice of money that is the worse offender to happiness, freedom, and even social contracts.
It's not about taxes, more than enabling totalitarianism, that is the core issue.
Don't use their money via banking/cc
Don't use their money via cash
Exit fiat.
That last line. Damn that hits hard.
It’s not just that people are busy. That’s true, but many people are just adult children who want someone to take care of them. They don’t want responsibility.
You can see it in the political fights. It’s not right vs left. It’s personal independence vs dependence. It’s probably the 80-20 rule and not matter how easy the independence tools are, only a minority of people will use them.
That’s why I’m hopeful about tools like Fedimint. Give people the dependence they crave while supporting independence for us all.
Loyalty programs are the worst here. They track your buying and spending habits to be able to offer you a small discount on items in their stores. The tracking has gotten out of control.
I’ve been 3 years in Poland and no one ever asked me id for anything. I could be illegal here and nobody would care. I haven’t been to doctors though.
