handmade boxes

it's not resident to give journalists protected status, but I wish they weren't such soft targets

Fascinating

roger penrose & "microtubules"

he did complain. according to him it was painful to have an erection

war happens, this revolution is mostly peaceful.. arguments are part of the solutions

I knew a guy with a botched one

hmm. I don't often hear from people who think so similarly as I do.

maybe this is the 'downvote'?

you're right. and I tend to think it's an improvement over the current regulatory un-certainty.

they're Australian & five-eyes still, so be prepared for that..

in my use case it helped me de-google and enabled portability across devices

I identify as having a summer dob, this time.

and I want a palindrome ssn

keep it up!

I'm in the same boat and it confuses my people. they've gotten used to it but treat me a bit like the crazy uncle.

It's important both ways tho:

a) you want to be prepared with burner emails (masked email from Fastmail is an option I prefer.. all services get a different email)

b) you don't want your anti-kyc behavior to make you easier to profile, or to stick out as somebody with no record.

but don't thing and keep your head on a swivel

far more than hundreds

Oh wow... new information. now I have more questions!

It's DIY project

is nails in my eardrums an option?

topsignal

jeeze... wouldn't it be cool if you could edit your live remarks as easily as you can go back and correct typos and such?

i think you did well... i watched the video 3 or 4 times in total...

you did well to respond to her & cover some important points, but she definitely led you around the ring a bit.

if i only had one recommendation, i'd say these two have a really good ability to handle these conversations gracefully, and your rhetoric could be strengthened by stealing some of their memes.

i wish you wouldn't lead with "it's over 100k", and would instead have said something like "as bitcoin appreciates against all currencies, it will be desired by more and more people, criminals included. and for that reason, it's incredibly important that people are not prevented from acquiring bitcoin safely and securely"

looks like there was an edit... between her question about anonymity and your response.

you correctly point out the KYC risk, but i think it could be improved by mentioning the CENTRALIZED nature of KYC.

the centralization is a big part of the problem (not merely the identification, which people will presumably find to be less of a bother). KYC vendors and businesses required to implement it have got more attack surface, because of the added complexity.

i think you could also hammer on the point: once data is leaked, it's leaked forever, and becomes aggregated... leading to further problems down the road.

notice that she asks about businesses involved in crypto companies and directs her commentary towards these other businesses seeking access to power

in my opinion, the best way out of this morass is where you headed... "bitcoin has no board"

it could be dialed in: "it has no boardroom, and it's stakeholders are the worldwide user base. as it continues to be understood up by individuals, businesses, multi-nationals, governments and the rest, questions of impropriety and imbalance in access to governance will diminish due to the nature of [a strictly enforced monetary policy*]." *- phrase that however you want... there are better examples of the right way to put that

this would have neutered her complaint that she can't talk about bitcoin because everybody has a stake.

listen for her laugh tell as she interrupts you... "i should say heheheheheh that you're with the bitcoin policy institue" she knows what she's doing, you've gotta learn how to do it back.

i'd say, come up with a punchy retort (ask @bitstein ?) when they start in on tokens...

"look, i'm with the Bitcoin Policy Institute, this should be taken seriously. if i were interested in being scammed or having opinions about how to win against the house in the shitcoin casino, i wouldn't be on your show. bitcoin is durable, deliberate, and has a low-time preference.... <on to your next talking point about>"

... this is obviously a bit sharp, but i think you can

you mention "ideology" of the various tokens. you could have mentioned "philosophy" of bitcoin ... specifically, it's strict monetary policy & consensus mechanism.

when she says "thank you for your time"

you can say: "you're welcome, i hope your viewers will check out our [BPI's smallest URL]"