Remember, Western man.

The Romans were gigabased by any modern measure.

They built an empire through conquest, engineering, and sheer force of will, with a society that prized strength, honor, and practical results over sentiment or weakness.

Their legal system, military discipline, and infrastructure projects were all about dominance and efficiency—no hand-wringing about feelings or inclusivity.

Even their approach to money and power was brutally pragmatic. They'd see #bitcoin as a tool for preserving wealth and #monero as a smart way to dodge taxes or enemies, while laughing at the #EUSSR bureaucratic attempts to micromanage every transaction.

Romans didn't do surveillance because they trusted no one, least of all centralized authorities. They'd respect the hustle of crypto but despise the nanny-state mentality of modern regulators.

**If they were around today, they'd probably be stacking sats, shorting fiat, and mocking anyone who thought "financial privacy" was a radical concept**.

To them, it was just common sense.