The internet’s early idealism wasn’t naive, it was premature. Now, with tools to protect privacy and enable trust without third parties, the dream of a self-governed digital society is no longer theoretical. It’s operational.
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new entrants are always naive.
the Bitcoiners of today are discovering for themselves the digital dream of the 90s.
I like the sound of that, but it’s also kinda naive. Remember how Bitcoin enables self-custody? Yet most people never held their own keys - not before Mt. Gox, not after, not even now. Even with all the “not your keys, not your coins” lessons burned into history, they still flock to ETFs and paper Bitcoin. So why would you think people care more about privacy when they don’t even care about owning their money?
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I don't know man. You can portscan the entire IPv4 internet in a couple of hours, every consumer device of the last 3-4 years is going to get hooked up to corporate owned AI, 90% already run untrusted proprietary OS/apps. Europe will get EU-wide crypto messenger bans in 2-3 years max, state surveillance is everywhere, proper opsec is exhaustive grunt work, mass adoption of WiFi is already enabling tempest attacks like The Dark Knight's SONAR for state actors.
I might be too pessimistic here. Please counter if you can. 🙏