Replying to Avatar mark tyler

Here’s a take. “What are Bitcoin and Nostr doing? “

If for a moment (really just a moment) we frame it in terms of what is written in the Declaration of Human Rights, then Bitcoin and Nostr they are part of tooling that passively rather than actively enables:

Article 17 – The Right to Own Property

Article 19 – The Right to Freedom of Expression

Article 20 – The Right to Peaceful Assembly

And if we add Monero, cashu, or coinjoin, we can pick up Article 12 – The Right to Privacy
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nobody 2y ago

Passive in that they don’t actively fight the suppression or subversion of those principles of freedom?

I see that perspective.

There’s another that would say those principles are unique and just by existing, via their usage, are active against freedom detractors. These unique actions have only one prerequisite to become active and thats to be conducted.

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mark tyler 2y ago

Passive meaning they aren’t the A-team going in with guns blazing making freedom happen. They just exist, people can use them, and in doing so their rights are easier to secure going forward.

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nobody 2y ago

Right. That’s what I went with for the rest of what I said