Manipulated by cartels, burdensome legislation, taxes, etc — yes, but not by money printing, which also limits the extent to which corruption can operate sustainably. The bitcoin standard doesn't create a utopia, it just solves one of the more pressing societal problems.
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hard to argue with that, we do have many examples of corrupt bitcoiners being rekt. I want to think on this more though, there is something more down this rabit hole 🤙pv