I think a distinction should be made between abusing position & relationships to spin a narrative vs abusing position and relationships to silence individuals.
Both are slimy and abusive but the latter is a violation of constitutional rights.
Every MMO in existence has external markets for RMT. There are stories of players in elite WoW guilds making 5-6 figures for helping noobs clear content.
Some people don’t mind spending $2000 to build an endgame character that’s only worth $1000 by the time they’re done with it.
We don’t call automotive hobbyists “marks” if they pay a mechanic to tune their car and devalue its resale price. Professionals/careerists exist in every hobby industry.
Funny how these “tainted” coins are no longer tainted as soon as the US gov gets their hands on them. Anyone else holding the same coins would have their assets seized and get taken in for questioning.
There’s a place near my house that can exchange in/out of Bitcoin roughly $200k USD at a time without an appointment and they don’t ask for ID. They can do more if you schedule in advance.
I don’t live in a lawless third-world country. It’s very modern and safe here. Statistically safer than the US and other superpower countries.
It’s not fair to count your own country’s unfair regulations as a negative against Bitcoin itself.
Reproduction is one if the most fundamental instincts ingrained in all of nature and you’re blaming people’s desire to have kids on some kind of capitalist conspiracy.
“I know I’m fucked because they paid me in crypto, and I don’t even know how to cash out.”
How does this guy even tie his shoes in the morning? Try walking up to literally anyone attending these “banging” crypto parties that you’re going to, and ask if they want to give you cash for your crypto. I can’t think of an easier environment in which you can quickly convert your crypto to fiat.