https://video.nostr.build/d9dd1951f728ae11f51291555d56e0acc21b0781cdc3f48cae560f3b0a5a7da0.mp4
[Video by https://x.com/_Rob_Wallace via nostr:npub1ya6ds0y0j7yutq6pg2ftzxfvgdzaklls64g75vh0522c7svj7mjs9cug3q]
That’s complete bullshit, what this guy is saying. “Self custody Bitcoin and you won’t have any problems with digital ID.”
And this is right after he said that the face scan won’t just be needed for a bank account, but also for jobs, housing, healthcare and so on. How are you supposed to fix that with Bitcoin? Offer every landlord Bitcoin? Will the average NPC even accept that? And does everyone have enough saved up in Bitcoin anyway? How does new fiat come in if not through the fiat onramps that about 99 percent of Bitcoiners use before converting to BTC? How many Bitcoiners actually get paid in Bitcoin for their jobs? Is your health insurance suddenly going to accept Bitcoin payments for premiums?
Grabbing a coffee for a few Sats every now and then on some sunny island or in some trendy city was never going to cut it. You wannabe influencers can keep cranking out proof of concept videos for your clueless followers all you want.
Like I said, total bullshit, totally out of touch with reality. It’s not enough to just post nice slogans for years. That doesn’t cover up the failure of the Bitcoin community to actually use it for liberation instead of just treating it like some crappy investment asset.
Time to admit it: the Bitcoin community has failed. Owning BTC doesn’t even protect you from digital IDs and face scans. That’s what happens when you don’t live up to Mr. Nakamoto’s philosophy. Head off into the valleys, forests, and mountains, far from civilization, with a small flock of sheep or goats and live in wooden houses you built yourself. That’s the only alternative to digital ID. If even that.
Separation of state and money, my ass. It's too late.