Until a better way exists, yeah. Not for a lack of trying, either.
The problem is that Bitcoiners are urging everyone to hop on board but until we have ways to realistically and affordably buy Bitcoin without giving very sensitive documents to centralized exchanges (which are high value, daily targets of cyber attacks), the "don't stress it" mentality is a bit of a contradiction.
I am not concerned about the government side of KYC (though that is still an issue). I'm concerned about giving over sensitive, government documentation that can be used to steal my identity, ruin credit, affect my ability to buy or rent necessities, etc. I cannot verify that these exchanges are doing due diligence. If a breach occurs, the nightmare of government bureaucracy as I try to fix things is just about the LAST thing I need on my plate right now.
The other issue is that non-KYC methods range from Inconvenient to impractical to downright dangerous (eg cash by mail). Then, you have the ATMs that charge ungodly sums in fees, likewise becoming immensely impractical.
I'm pretty much at the point where I've given up until KYC restrictions are relaxed a bit (unlikely) or another, more practical and safe no-KYC method arises.
This might be the most Libertarian thing I've ever seen 😂 #memestr #Libertarian #taxationistheft 
Never talk to the Police
In his viral video with 20 million views,
James Duane makes the surprising case for why you should never talk to the police:
A few of his many arguments are:
--They can and do lie about anything, including the law
--They can and do take things way out of context to hurt you, including exaggerating even your tone or pauses
--Even if you think you've done nothing wrong, it can and does lead to convictions:
--You may have unknowingly committed a crime, and you just admitted to it.
--You may bring up erroneous but believable evidence even if you're innocent
His core thesis is:
There is NOTHING TO GAIN by talking to the police, You CAN'T talk your way out of being arrested.
What you say CAN'T be used to HELP you, it CAN'T be submitted at trial, the judge would dismiss it as "hearsay". Police and lawyers have confirmed, that NEVER ONCE did talking to the police help avoid an arrest.
But there is EVERYTHING TO LOSE, as they can twist and contort literally anything you say into a crime.
Numerous legal scholars and even police officers have agreed with his views, causing it go viral even though the mainstream media will never tell you about it. Get this suppressed knowledge now, and smash the repost to help our fellow nostr family members,
Odysee front-ends:
https://lbry.vern.cc/@HealthImpactNews:1/Don't-Talk-to-the-Police:78
https://librarian.pussthecat.org/@HealthImpactNews:1/Don't-Talk-to-the-Police:78
https://odysee.076.ne.jp/@HealthImpactNews:1/Don't-Talk-to-the-Police:78
Original Odysee:
https://odysee.com/@HealthImpactNews:1/Don't-Talk-to-the-Police:78
Original viral evil malware google:
I think it's hilarious how criminals chatter away to the police. I guess it's proof of what Numbers 32:23 says 😂
That said, I agree: even if you truly know you're innocent, we have constitutional rights for a reason. Only fools squander those rights.
I wonder why it hasn't impacted Freetube or Grayjay though 🤔
I almost always watch Youtube via Freetube but I opened a video in Firefox just now and got this. Is this really going to be Google's next push? Trying to force users to log in so they can tie our activity to Google accounts again?
These people are desperate.
#privacy #Google
Well said. Reminds me of a spoken part from "Animation in a Still World" by Images of Eden:
"You have been programmed from birth to accept certain ‘undeniable truths’ but you have not always been presented with evidence that support these ‘truths’. If you happen to uncover evidence that disproves what you have been taught to believe, you will be silenced by the establishment.
Now remember, you are being lied to, so question everything and trust your senses. They do not lie."
The safest bet is to go for Signal. It's highly audited and proven true by their warrant canary. it has post-quantum encryption and a baseline encryption standard that is, quite genuinely, THE gold standard of encrypted messaging. It encrypts almost all metadata and attempts to mitigate privacy on areas where it can't encrypt/remove metadata, such as their sealed sender feature (which makes it so any observers of the network can't know who a message was sent from, only where it's sent to).
On top of that, it also has a great feature set. Most of the better messaging apps like Session or SimpleX might be good for anonymity, but they both lack many of the features people like in modern messaging apps. Signal has a lot of customization options and even has a Snapchat-like stories feature for people that care about that.
So yeah, at the end of the day, Signal would be my recommendation for people fleeing Telegram. It's generally best as a one-to-one messenger for people in your contacts list but it can also be used for group chats. If you absolutely need large-scale communities like Telegram groups, you might also check out Matrix through the Element client, but it's not nearly as feature-rich and only the messages themselves are encrypted; all metadata remains unencrypted. Signal is the best balance of security and features.
I believe WhatsApp straight up uses the Signal Protocol but I could be thinking of something else.
WhatsApp is Meta. Signal is developed by an independent nonprofit. There are also Session and SimpleX for anonymous chat options. Matrix is also pretty solid for large, decentralized communities but it's not nearly as protected as those other options so I just use it as a private Discord/Slack alternative.
Exactly why I use Signal instead. Governments have tried to get data but literally can't hand anything over because anything crucial is encrypted.
I see many here talk about #SimpleX as the best messaging app but I really don't agree. It has a lot of potential but it's slow if you hang out in groups, the battery impact is ABSURD, the message loading process is weird as all getout, it's run by a for-profit company and the way it anonymizes users is still iffy to me.
Again, I see loads of potential but I find myself using Session a LOT more if I want anonymous chats. Aside from the spam in groups a few months ago, it doesn't have those issues I mentioned above.
I choose to view it as a historic situation. Imagine a decade from now, we can all say, "Remember when Nostr had those spam problems? The solutions devs came up with were great examples of human ingenuity!"
Thought I had successfully blocked the ReplyGuy/Girl bots but I didn't. Interesting, this implies they're not just copy-pasting posts. They're actually generating the posts via AI. 🤔 
Nate from The New Oil offers many ways that #privacy is connected to democracy and he does so in a respectably non-partisan way. Definitely worth a watch!
https://odysee.com/@thenewoil:7/a-(mostly)-complete-guide-to-privacy:b
#PrivacyMatters
I feel the exact same way, I've heard some recommendations but I can't seem to figure it out.
Nah it just straight up wouldn't load, it's like what happens any other time my VPN gets blocked.
I'm still a major novice with the technology but if I'm not mistaken, this isn't exactly true. Due to how incredibly decentralized the Bitcoin network is, you'd literally have to nuke the world with an EMP to shut down Bitcoin, and even that isn't a guarantee since there are ways you can protect electronics from EMPs.