57 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 10 Mar \ parent \ on: AGREE/DISAGREE: Everyone will eventually be able to self-custody bitcoin bitcoin
I think people would give you more credit if you don't ignore nuances and don't speak in absolutes against things you disagree with. It makes you look biased.
I am biased, towards my version of the truth. Anyone who believes anything should be. Who learns from milquetoast takes?
Being incendiary at times serves to provoke debate or reflection, because if I base my positions on sound reasoning, those who disagree must therefore be unreasonable. Gentle persuasion is futile if someone isn't reasonable or consistent.
If someone thinks I'm wrong, that's great:
They either can stew about it until they realize better, or put me in place, in which case I learn something. That's still a win to me.
In the best case, and oh so common, is their emotions show and can be disected in public... This is important because narratives are a weapon of mass manipulation.
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