AI can deanonymize pseudonymous users with high accuracy, which threatens online privacy. Researchers warn of risks like doxxing, targeted ads and misuse by governments.
The free circulation and exchange of goods are the lifeblood of a truly free market.
If every transaction is monitored, recorded and tied to an identity, the market ceases to be free and becomes managed, controlled and surveilled.
Monero gives people control over their own money, while voting just lets you pick someone else to make decisions for you. The illusion of choice vs the real individual purchasing power.
ProbeLab studied the Monero network and found most public nodes run on one cloud provider, many acting like “spy” nodes. While Monero’s payments stay private, its network layer shows centralization and possible surveillance risks.
I once gave my brothers 0.1 BTC. Some times later, they sold when it doubled into fiat.
You can’t give or force awareness. It has to arise from within.
The same is true for Monero.