there is a piece somewhere that I read once and ever since was not able to find again that described the societal model implied/promoted by cryptocurrencies as "highways in middle ages" – a "zero trust" situation where merchants needed to hire muscle when traveling between cities for basic business because of highwaymen and robbers that could jump them at any moment.
Anti-social is 100% correct.
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
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2026-10-30 18:27:56 UTC
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