This escalated quickly.

I tried for a minute wrapping my head around it, but no, I don't agree.
Bitcoin, like gold, is valuable because it's useful AND scarce.

Value is never intrinsic.

take your bitcoin off the exchanges?

"Hey look there's that person from the european parliament who's saying bad things to that other person from the european parliament... this means everything is being taken care od by someone else, and I can peacefully go back to work and paying taxes"

I see your posts from time to time, I also open your profile from time to time, read your short description and feel confused... and well I guess this is an opportunity as good as any to ask you: what is it that you do?
Like, what's your trade?
If you decide to reply, please explain it in simple linear terms that a male can understand :)

Picture taken 9 years ago but still a goodfuckinglooking 73yo gentleman.
Or, old Keanu Reeves gone back in time.

Of course, this is now what I meant though 😉

The analogy holds up to a point, it's not like firefighters come to your house to set fire to it.

What is even more interesting as a general principle, is that they expect that a 14yo, by all means a child (a 16yo could be still considered one), needs to take full responsibility for his actions, but grown ass adults acting as fucking-self-appointed-by-the-sheep leaders of mankind happily refuse to take responsibility for their own.

Never forget Ruby Ridge.
Never forget Waco.
Never forget that your government is out to make you obey arbitrary laws, or kill you trying.

Here, take some testosterone, you will need it in your adventures.

Cool, it's just a pity that a human is still needed to bring around that device but I'm sure this downside will soon be removed.