898 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 5 Feb \ on: What can we do against the propaganda? (Anti-Bitcoin ESG Propaganda/Regulation) bitcoin
Curious what others will have to say. Personally I'm not concerned. If the US tries to crack down on mining (and I think they will) it will really just hurt the US. It won't hurt bitcoin. Just as the China ban didn't hurt bitcoin.
Personally, I don't try to convince people about bitcoin but if the topic comes up I try to drop facts and info that they may not expect. I vary it based on the audience. I don't take the same angle with progressive friends that I do with conservative friends. The nice thing is that if the person is honest and open to learning the facts are on bitcoin's side.
We will win. Curious what others will answer. Not sure what plebs can do to help the mining companies. I think they have to fight this in the courts and if they can do some peaceful non-compliance. Maybe they can pool their resources and fight back with some propaganda of their own. Maybe they can sue the DOE. They better get ready for a fight though. Everyone should have seen this coming and I suspect it is just the beginning.
I agree that it will hurt the U.S. But collectively they don't see that. So they might end up shooting themselves in the foot and going down the route that leads to less people being able to use bitcoin freely.
I'm sure most people here would like to be able to use bitcoin without the threat of the state coming down on them no? Yes, bitcoin still works even with totalitarian governments, but if we want bitcoin to be as accessible as possible to as many people as possible we need to make sure that governments aren't cracking down on it and that people have a different view of it culturally.
Winning over the minds of the people matters way more than bitcoiners think IMO. We don't want Bitcoin to be a niche technology that is only used as a last resort to overcome tyrannical authoritarianism, we want it to be understood and accepted by as many people and governments as possible.