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I have mad respect for everything you've done for bitcoin privacy, but this post seems very blackpilled. I personally feel like all of these restrictions on Google and Apple devices are gonna make peo...

waxwing @waxwing 1781610379

Yeah there's definitely a desire, but be clear, it's a smallish minority that have this desire for freedom, especially outside the US, sad to say. And fulfilling that desire seems to get harder every year, as in, the devices you actually need, to be functional in the world, are locked down more and more.

waxwing · 2d

Also, open weight models follow the same pattern: can't be stopped easily but small chunk of people will have what it takes to use them, and without approved hardware you are crippled. Tbf this one is a very evolving situation, we'll see.

Wonteet Zebugs · 2d

In other parts of the world, my feeling is that they'll be pragmatic about it and have an official version and a more discreet version. For example, maybe a fully locked-down phone that "complies," but then have their private phone or other device for other things. I partly agree that "the device...