Replying to Avatar William ₿ Travis

first one is a false dichotomy. it's a moral foundation that secures civilized society. John Adams said that liberty requires a religious (moral) people.

on the second question, a govt couldn't shut down bitcoin, and you can't get enough govts to work together on the problem. add to that that in order to shit bitcoin down, you'd have to eliminate every node and miner, oh and the entire internet.

I don't know if it will become the world reserve currency, but I do think it will become the most desirable currency.
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Mike Dilger ☑️ 10mo ago

I agree in spirit with John Adams. I believe the character of the people matters in the utmost, far more than the specific laws and institutions.

I also agree bitcoin can't be shutdown. But the masses can't operate with bitcoin securely so the masses can be prevented from using it.

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William ₿ Travis 10mo ago

Please elaborate on the last statement.

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Mike Dilger ☑️ 10mo ago

You're saying the government can't shutdown bitcoin if they wanted to. I agree. But they can shut down any single person by showing up in squad cars. And normies can't hide their bitcoin usage, so they would be violating any anti-bitcoin order and be arrested for the violation. Therefore, if the government outlaws bitcoin (but can't shut it down) they effectively shut down most people's ability to use bitcoin. The dark anonymous people with good op sec continue to use it and can't be shutdown even in that scenario.