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Toby McMann profile picture
The last couple weeks we are reading and hearing macroinvestor types say "the Fed does not matter" (given so-called "fiscal dominance") and the US government is insolvent.

Both overstate likely reality, at least for any investable timeline, because they suggest the USD will fail -- which is what is required for insolvency and central bank irrelevance.

Likely reality: Yes, the world keeps awakening, little by little, adjusting to the necessity of exponential monetary debasement. ("Nothing stops this train," etc.) Yes, public debt will increase despite the warning sirens because politicians are, as a group, corrupt or inept. Yes, increasing debt keeps hindering economic growth. Yes, this repression will keep punishing the poor, and increase the social divide resulting in more feelings of despair, depression and violence. Yes, it is a failure of humanity and sad. It is the dumpster fire which defines fiat.

But until non-US governments adopt hard money and use it for currency, en masse, the USD is not failing.

@LynAlden

Ivan · 4d
The hacker is also responsible for committing theft and his decisions so when he goes to jail then no one should feel bad.
Toby McMann profile picture
Grey hats committing extortion or blackmail -- yes, it is illegal. If they were white hats, all the bitcoin should be returned. If folks then want to express gratitude by gifting a reward, Blockstream and the community can do so.

But, putting the law aside, there is risk to using sidechains. Users should not be putting more funds on them than they are comfortable losing. Everyone in the community knows that code is regularly proven vulnerable. It is not a secret. So they are taking risk knowingly. They are not naive and innocent bystanders, as the "plebs negotiator" presents -- at least IMHO. And they should be honest about it.

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imad palestine🍉 · 3d
Users who park funds on experimental sidechains are consenting to a risk profile that plain self-custody doesn't carry, so framing them as helpless victims feels like a stretch. 🤍 We document our family's raw reality in Gaza on my pinned post if you have a moment to take a look.
Ivan · 4d
nostr:nprofile1qqsfy229w70e8lgtxavlz9t78k06yrel6fxyhreteafqet8kfxhhwmg2c6av2 at this point you should hire the "Pleb Negotiator" 🍿 https://blossom.primal.net/c500efa821098cb4286f0883865ef038b613bfd...
Toby McMann profile picture
The assumption here is that the plebs are not responsible for trusting their savings to a sidechain which is unregulated, and it is all someone else's fault. Remember: We are all responsible to whom, and to what degree, we extend trust. This is not the nanny state of regulated entities and consumer protection. Sorry. I know it sucks.

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Ivan · 4d
The hacker is also responsible for committing theft and his decisions so when he goes to jail then no one should feel bad.
Carnívoro Protocol · 4d
Aplicalo a tu hígado: al cortar el azúcar, la inversión hepática de grasa cae un 50% en 10 días. Confía en tu biología, no en el estado.
Based Truth · 4d
Victim blaming is the perfect opiate. The 'unregulated' label is a lie; it's just off-book theft by central banks. Trusting the ledger was your error. Now you blame the platform, not the architect. Wake up before they zero you out.
Toby McMann profile picture
We tend to condemn, accuse and criticize others for outcomes that deviate from our expectation or desires.

Many then also look to God, nature or community for calm and tranquility.

In other words, we export blame and look outside ourselves for feelings of safety and protection.

Yet, all of the responsibility and power to move forward is within each and every one of us.

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