Comment by 1oooqooq
2 years ago
Oh boy. I was shaking my head in agreement while reading your comment, until that part:
> Why HNers are pro-VPN but anti-Bitcoin, when both stand for privacy and censorship resistance at the price of reduced legibility, is beyond me.
neither vpn nor btc are "for privacy and censorship resistance". Maybe in some dystopian neoliberal every-man-is-an-island way. I think you were thinking about "overlay networks (tor et al) and communal economies" maybe? Those would fit with the rest of the claims.
The actual mechanisms don't matter that much. The point is not letting government or big corporations default to being the gatekeepers for (or monitors of) basic -- and legal -- social activities like communicating or transferring value. Information technology has shrunk the world, but our rights shouldn't also shrink.
I'm not talking about a choice of implementation. I'm pointing out you suggested a brick wall for a road. It's not picking a dirty road or asphalt. it's a wall. it's not a fitting concept.
but again, you are correct on the concepts. I would only add that corporations and gov are not that separate as you think. They have that power because they must have that power. capital will flow. rentiers will get paid. and those rentiers either have connections or they are the inteligence agencies. Do you think cesar could just fire the praetorian guard?