Cars are now spyware. EVs are even worse. Imagine your auto company shutting down your car because you tweeted something wrong.

I would love to buy a car which doesn't emit data to anyone.

It can also do the reverse. Deep fakes might weaken the role of photos and videos in court.

Nation states can cooperate against a common enemy. Whether it's IMF, NATO or BRICS coordinating it.

IMF would help coordinate such a censorship

Be the example you are looking for. Sell something for Bitcoin.

We can have the best of both worlds. However, I feel the lightning experience is so magical in custodial and semi-custodial setting that it can discourage the diligence required to maintain a node. If users can set thresholds like you, it's OK.

It is similar to how cheap fast food discourages cooking at home. You can eat out once in a while but you should cook almost daily at home.

Thanks for mentioning this tool. It would be ideal if it raises loud alarm when a transaction is being persistently excluded from fresh blocks.

It's not his opinion to pay higher fees. He made an objective conclusion in this chapter.

Thanks. I would love to discuss the chapters of Cryptoeconomics with you.

How do you measure Bitcoin adoption? Is it the price in USD or number/volume of transactions or the number of merchants selling goods and services for Bitcoin?

That's true. Math is just a tool. People have to take personal risk to secure Bitcoin.