juraj on Nostr: I don't know. In free banking, people could have used gold directly but they chose ...

I don't know. In free banking, people could have used gold directly but they chose the banks.

Are there situations where we could build on the permissionless financial backbone?

Nostr zaps are a good example where it makes sense.

Ultimately, the market will choose, there's no point on moralizing and chasing ideological purity, let's see what people do when given the choice (and full awareness of the tradeoffs)