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hardbass • today at 11:27 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

Why is anonymous cash free of government and bank control equal to addictive drugs that can kill people?

Do you think making the internet and developing cryptography is evil as it means the government cannot control it as easily unlike the postal system or mass media?


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pavlov • today at 2:10 PM

Gambling is addictive and causes financial ruin like drugs.

Oppressive regimes like North Korea kill people. Crypto is proven to be a major source of funding for them (and sanctions circumvention for Iran and others).

The question is whether these are worth the benefits you perceive in crypto.