diff --git a/notes/bitcoin-as-anti-authoritarian.md b/notes/bitcoin-as-anti-authoritarian.md index ae40d3b..b7e3a4d 100644 --- a/notes/bitcoin-as-anti-authoritarian.md +++ b/notes/bitcoin-as-anti-authoritarian.md @@ -105,3 +105,30 @@ We will conclude that **Bitcoin and crypto generally is not an liberatory force * *“Despite claims of “decentralization”, the cryptocurrency industry is controlled by a powerful cartel of wealthy figures who, with time, have evolved to incorporate many of the same institutions tied to the existing centralized financial system they supposedly set out to replace.”* * *“The cryptocurrency industry leverages a network of shady business connections, bought influencers and pay-for-play media outlets to perpetuate a cult-like “get rich quick” funnel designed to extract new money from the financially desperate and naive.”* * **Bitcoin and crypto generally is not an liberatory force in the world, nor a means to counter authoritarianism in any substantial manner. 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