Animals

Who will build the roads?

Honestly why do we care? What if no one build any roads and then suddenly we were left with only trails in the woods? Isn't that a much more adventurous and poetic life that would make the world much more interesting?

I thought socialists and statists of all kinds hated cars and trucks. So they should be for an anarchist society with no roads too.

#Bitcoin is scaling and it's amazing

#lightning #ecash #liquid

I used to be able to pay this online retailer in Bitcoin. If I remember correctly they used Coingate to process crypto transactions. Last week I went to make a purchase and found they had removed crypto as an option so I contacted them and told them I was disappointed I couldn't pay with Bitcoin anymore. This is the response I got:

> Hello Crizzo

> Thank you for reaching out to us, and I apologize for any inconvenience caused by the removal of the Bitcoin payment option. We understand your disappointment, and I'd like to provide some context.

> Back in 2014, we were excited about the possibilities of cyptocurrencies, including Bitcoin. At that time, we became one of the first major payments companies to support Bitcoin payments Our hope was that Bitcoin could serve as a decentralized substrate for online transactions, especially in regions with limited credit card penetration or high credit card fees.

> However, over the years, Bitcoin has evolved. Transaction confirmation times have increased, leading to higher failure rates for fiat-denominated transactions. Additionally, fees have risen significantly, making regular Bitcoin transactions as expensive as bank wires. As a result, the desire from our customers to accept Bitcoin has decreased, and revenues from Bitcoin transactions have declined.

> Given these challenges, we made the difficult decision to wind down support for Bitcoin payments. Despite this, we remain optimistic about cryptocurrencies overall. We continue to explore the crypto space

>If you have any further questions or need assistance with alternative payment methods, please don't hesitate to reach out. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to serving you in other ways.

> Kind regards

> Mike

This is from affect3D.com which is a store that sells 3D animated porn. I think he may be referring to the content creators that sell stuff in the store as the "customers" that don't want to accept Bitcoin, not the people who buy the content.

Anyway it's disappointing. #Bitcoin still has a long way to go before it can be used transactionally it seems. It's still the best SoV to ever exist at least.

I have tried opening channels with nodes that refused me. If I spammed it sometimes I could get one. They were automatically closed almost immediately. One used all of my liquidity first 😂

Stopping transaction on #bitcoin is impossible. Stopping people from transacting on lightning is very easy

That's not hard if they flag your node and all nodes connected to you. They can simply block you and anyone connected to you. The only way to get unblocked is to disconnect from you

It would suck if the ones you relied on to get food and medicine refused you

You can also be excluded.....

One of the most freeing things to realize is, no one has any obligation to measure up to our preferences or expectations.

Nor you to theirs.

Then you realize you are free to make voluntary connections with others, or not, and take them as they happen with open hands.

Boys collect some treasures on their solo expedition.