From 986168678a8faf5f9cadca63ffc8ff03cd976007 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: catherinet1 <97066487+catherinet1@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2022 14:45:19 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] fix typos --- notes/bitcoin-as-anti-authoritarian.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/notes/bitcoin-as-anti-authoritarian.md b/notes/bitcoin-as-anti-authoritarian.md index bca94cd..4833c17 100644 --- a/notes/bitcoin-as-anti-authoritarian.md +++ b/notes/bitcoin-as-anti-authoritarian.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ We will begin by steel manning this claim, before moving on to evaluate it. Our * Bitcoin is traceable * Countries with the worst human rights records have very sophisticated surveillance software. Trying to undermine powerful nation states in this way is therefore fraught with risk for individuals. * For most uses, Bitcoin must be cashed out by those in charge of the monetary supply, most often the very regime the transferor is seeking to circumvent. -* Forces people to move from the country. While that might be beneficial for the indidivual, will not help solve the overall problem. +* Forces people to move from the country. While that might be beneficial for the individual, will not help solve the overall problem. * Crypto further enables and expands the scope of the shadow banking system. * The argument for bitcoin as a hedge against authoritarianism suffers from fallacy of composition and selection bias. * The rule of law must always take precedence. @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ We will conclude that **Bitcoin and crypto generally is not an liberatory force * Gandhi's non-cooperation movement * Anti Vietnam-war protests * Examples of using crypto as a form of, or to facilitate, disobedience: Edward Snowden and Sci-Hub. - * Snowden speaks on the infosec conference circuit and likely receives all his speaker feeds via bitcoin which he converts into Russian rubles. + * Snowden speaks on the infosec conference circuit and likely receives all his speaker fees via bitcoin which he converts into Russian rubles. * Sci-Hub pirates every scientific paper from Elvesier, Wiley, and other academic publishers and hosts a PirateBay style mirror site in which researchers can bypass paywalls and download paper. * Server is run by one woman in Russia who takes crypto donations. She is seen as a folk hero giving knowledge to the world and advancing science. * Is a violation of copyright laws, although the jurisdictional boundaries of this are somewhat gray considering Russia doesn’t respect US law.