LukeWarmwater on Nostr: Someone famous once said, 'Propaganda is to free societies what the bludgeon is to ...
Someone famous once said, 'Propaganda is to free societies what the bludgeon is to the totalitarian state.' So your suffering from a psyop attack. As you rightly observe, 'your mind has been poisoned'. All our minds have.
This is a normal for bitcoin - great setbacks such as Mt Gox hack and China mining ban. But, as they say, 'honeybadger don't care', bitcoin marches on regardless.
You might be correct, but I'm not aware that, 'no exchange wants tainted coins'. Maybe some, but they're probably best avoided anyway. Perhaps there are others with different attitudes? If not now, in future?
And remember, the future is not assured. And what can seem bleak in the current time, can turn out to be very good. Perhaps bitcoin will end up bifurcated - some locked inside the system, some outside? If you have some in both you might be hedging your bets?
Coin outside the system may become highly valuable, with people willing to buy it from you at a premium. So you might become very thankful that you have some outside the system!
Difficulty spending now means forced savings, which is likely good.
It might be better for travel when you become unstuck in America (nothing is permanent so your situation is likely to change at some point)?
Coin inside the system will likely be co-opted, but it will likely still retain value. NGU still likely.
And societies' attitudes change. What was once was once illegal, becomes legal. I'm sure you can think of some examples.
Have you heard of the ancient Chinese fable of the old man that lost his horse?
This is a normal for bitcoin - great setbacks such as Mt Gox hack and China mining ban. But, as they say, 'honeybadger don't care', bitcoin marches on regardless.
You might be correct, but I'm not aware that, 'no exchange wants tainted coins'. Maybe some, but they're probably best avoided anyway. Perhaps there are others with different attitudes? If not now, in future?
And remember, the future is not assured. And what can seem bleak in the current time, can turn out to be very good. Perhaps bitcoin will end up bifurcated - some locked inside the system, some outside? If you have some in both you might be hedging your bets?
Coin outside the system may become highly valuable, with people willing to buy it from you at a premium. So you might become very thankful that you have some outside the system!
Difficulty spending now means forced savings, which is likely good.
It might be better for travel when you become unstuck in America (nothing is permanent so your situation is likely to change at some point)?
Coin inside the system will likely be co-opted, but it will likely still retain value. NGU still likely.
And societies' attitudes change. What was once was once illegal, becomes legal. I'm sure you can think of some examples.
Have you heard of the ancient Chinese fable of the old man that lost his horse?