thatguyoverthere on Nostr: I think maybe the breakdown is between what happens in reality vs what the code says. ...

I think maybe the breakdown is between what happens in reality vs what the code says. In the code yes a sat is a sat, and generally this is how most people look at it. However in reality chain analysis makes it a lot easier to follow sats than physical dollars in spite of the literal serial number printed on them which if used would make the dollar not fungible.

It is possibble to "wash" your sats so to speak, but this activity is also visible (it just detaches you from that activity [hopefully]). Laundering money is also something that can get you in a bit of trouble if you become interesting to government. While I'm not saying we should follow laws just for the sake of following laws, I do think maintaining a certain level of plausible deniability is important, especially if you think that your activities might be interesting to the state for one reason or another (taxes, illegal activity, whatever).