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it's good for the pleb because it's freedom money that can't be debased.
A gov doesn't want or need freedom money, it needs to control, surveil, punish, and debase to keep exports competitive or whatever.
Agree that a gov wants that, but why do the plebs, like sheep, so willingly comply?
They can just, you know, leave; opt out.
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I think it's a combination of ignorance, complacency, laziness, and the pain threshold not being high enough yet, in the Western world at least.
most people past a certain age just don't want to learn anything new, unfortunately, especially if it challenges what the MSM has been preaching for decades
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I mean, the EU deciding it needs its own thing, which will probably be inferior and tied down with red tape, doesn't surprise me at all.
We already have SEPA as a swift alternative for Euros which works fine, but the risk of overdependence on American systems was always there. shit, Putin;s been talking about a BRICS swift alternative for ages for international payments.
I think what's changed is the aggressive language towards Europe coming from a historic ally it making them shit themselves, but it might be the kick in the ass Europe needs.
IMO no government will ever pick bitcoin as its go-to, unless really forced by some dramatic circumstances. Btc is the opposite to what a gov whats, it's good for the pleb because it's freedom money that can't be debased.
A gov doesn't want or need freedom money, it needs to control, surveil, punish, and debase to keep exports competitive or whatever.