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It does seem slightly silly that a through-line of the article is disgust at societal power dynamics and surveillance, and then not recognize that Bitcoin and other proto-cryptocurrencies were invented by anarchist cypherpunks as a solution to the same thing in the monetary system.

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The author of this article is not slamming the authors of the protocol. They're criticizing what it became and what it's used for now. There's a difference.

You can not seriously claim that this modern incarnation of Bitcoin is what was originally intended. That would be ridiculous.

Did it work?

"Privacycoins" exist and lots of anarchist cypherpunks are able to use them to buy drugs, so I'm liable to say yes

Not for you. Come to think of it, a monetary system which is designed on cryptographic operations would never be truly understood by people who love being oppressed and thrive under the mass surveillance of the banking system. You are just a stupid pawn

If only we were all as smart and enlightened as you.

That's a no then?

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