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Freedom tech will win eventually.

F--- Google, Apple, the US federal government, etc.

The people will win back ownership of their data

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Privacy is very important to achieve freedom

I have always argued that in medieval times there was much more freedom than today.

In medieval times there was no census of people, surely the state did not even know you existed, tax collection was difficult and many territories were unknown.

Now we are all mapped and inventoried. They know everything about you, there is nothing more enslaved than the national identity card. They have access to your bank accounts, they can seize them and all your assets whenever they want. And on top of that, you have microphones and cameras at home that allow them to know everything you do, say and think.

This is the key reason why the world is worse today than yesterday and tomorrow will be worse than today.

In the past there was privacy due to lack of information which gave us a lot of freedom, now we have zero privacy which gives us zero freedom.

In this dystopian world we can only aspire to digital privacy or go live in the forest and give up everything.

I have always argued that in medieval times there was much more freedom than today.

In medieval times there was no census of people, surely the king did not even know you existed, tax collection was difficult and many territories were unknown.

Now we are all mapped and inventoried. They know everything about you, there is nothing more enslaved than the national identity card. They have access to your bank accounts, they can seize them and all your assets whenever they want. And on top of that, you have microphones and cameras at home that allow them to know everything you do, say and think.

This is the key reason why the world is worse today than yesterday and tomorrow will be worse than today.

In the past there was privacy due to lack of information which gave us a lot of freedom, now we have zero privacy which gives us zero freedom.

In this dystopian world we can only aspire to digital privacy or go live in the forest and give up everything.

I think freedom tech like bitcoin and nostr will continue to grow in response to the invasion of privacy and government overreach. I'm optimistic about the future

I've been reading the Sovereign Individual. Man, great book detailing the nation state and all the crap with that. And some great predictions with the changing incentives of the future.

Highly recommend!

Thanks Satoshi.

For seeing what was going on in the finance world - seeing how regular people were getting screwed - and fixing it.

Thanks for promoting Bitcoin and telling people how it is a better solution.

Thanks for making a long-term solution, not something that fizzles out quickly.

Thanks for being anonymous so that no one could complain that the founder isn't perfect in some way - therefore Bitcoin is bad by extension.

Thanks for showing us something could be done to change the world to make it a better place.

Thanks not needing anything but the satisfaction of people helped and a job well done.

Thanks for everything Satoshi.

You are an inspiration to millions.

I'm just leery of getting something like that shipped to my house - I don't want to be in a database. Also some security concerns.

I might look for a used one on craigslist