I am noticing a growing rift between bitcoiners who believe in the revolution, the cypherpunk ethos, and self-sovereignty and the bitcoiners who believe in compliance, number go up, and voting for politicians. I think this rift has been forming for a few years now but really kicked off once Saylor became mainstream. There are bitcoiners who would sacrifice all of the beauty of bitcoin for NGU. They are everywhere, and they are the parasites of the ecosystem. I worry more about them than I do banks or governments, honestly.
I was just on ex-birdapp and there was a legit discussion about how coinjoin/collaborative transactions make you vulnerable. It's hilarious and sad, but these people will sell you out at the nearest opportunity. As soon as the government says hey if you know someone who is doing coinjoins, report them and you will get some extra UBI in your CBDC app, they will do it. Because they don't care about the purpose of bitcoin. They only care about the investment thesis.
This is a problem, and we should not accept it. These people need called out often and called out directly. Privacy is the right to choose when to disclose information. It is a fundamental right that if taken away, means that we are slaves. We all have to choose for ourselves whether or not we are going to live on our knees or die on our feet, but at the same time, we also have a duty to spread the bitcoin and cypherpunk ethos. Bitcoin is for anyone, but it is certainly not for everyone.
Collaborative transaction as much as possible. The KYC scum may blacklist you but if that is what you are afraid of, you should take a long look in the mirror and ask yourself why you're even here to begin with. This rift is likely only going to get wider, and it's important to define for yourself where you stand.