Back then technology was agnostic, nobody made the next protocol or system worrying that someone would use it for evil, so people just made things that were useful or to entertain.

Now, it feels like every standard, technology, or innovation must come under moral scrutiny because someone bad might have it.

That's what these old computers mean to me, a time where technology just worked and didn't have to make a statement.

*cough Monero *cough

don't forget p2p decentralized in there

First it was terrorism and 9/11, then it was women's rights and protecting children, then it was to eradicate rapists and pedophiles, now it is for eliminating ANTIFA.

We have to acknowledge that we are also contributing to this cycle, most of the time for ego and an ill-intended purpose. People think that if they give the government power, they will recieve victory against their enemies. Sure for a short time, but that's exactly what they are looking for.

Unfortunately, while technology has the capacity to enable, it has also allowed people to become more decadent and ignorant as to the most fundamental laws of nature we have obeyed even before the industrial revolution.

These laws are still here, we are just about to enter the "find out" phase.

It is for this very reason I'm trying to get into NOSTR. When you log into social media and you see the same monochromatic opinion over and over again, you begin to doubt yourself and wonder if you're thinking correctly.

nostr.com told me to do this