I like it for making a quick crappy version of something, so then they'll tell me the double secret requirements, and then I write the real version.

Nano uses "proof of stake" instead of proof of work to decide the order of transactions, and who receives block rewards.

The main problem with PoS is that it's essentially the same as Federal Reserve bonds: all the new money goes towards people with extra money to freeze. This is part of why inequality has spiraled out of control since the Nixon Shock. Proof of work literally burns most of the profits because of difficulty adjustment.

A more specific problem with Nano (formerly RaiBlocks) is that the entire supply was centrally issued, with a pinky promise from this private organization that they only issued coins by CAPTCHA. If they were lying, then they could have issued 51% of the supply to themselves for permanent control. The only way we'd be able to detect it is if the price kept going down for years.

Looking at the shape it's taken so far, do you really think you'll be included in that singularity? Or will you be just another ape roasting to death as your brain rots? If it's energy-intensive, then what matters is who controls the factors of production. They see you as a cost, not a useful friend who simped for Pascal's Basilisk.

We could have a positive singularity, or we could have a malevolent singleton. And it depends on your rationality right now.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that we'd need some sort of coordination mechanism to do the pitchforks in unison. Even if you weren't censored, it'd probably end up like the storming of Area 51. Whatever mechanism can survive the capitalist assault will probably end up handling a lot of peacetime functions afterwards.

Federation slightly reduces censorship, but it's still there. And even if the server wasn't compromised, half of the participants would be feds. We don't have a systemic solution yet, just a place where we can talk about one.

Hot take: immigrants are on average better people because they're willing to make difficult personal sacrifices, outside their comfort zone, in a different culture, to help their family.

I'd suggest counter-economics, unions, mutual aid, generally just a bunch of direct action.

I'm all for eating the rich too, but we won't get there just by wishing really hard. We have to show people how a better world can be built. You're doing it because you want things to change, most people who cooperate will just want to improve their financial situation.

Are we even particularly censored here? Luigi Mangione

There's tons of ways to deal with them. I've heard vegans suggest compost, and people concerned about prions suggest autoclave.

Holy shit

Still mad they stopped accepting Bitcoin?

It's not even communism because the vanguard state never withers.

They're jerking themselves off. This way they can feel like they're doing God's work, and they can afford to do it all the time.

"Yeah right, you said that a week ago."