I believe that anything that is not voluntary is coercion.
This makes me a voluntaryist in earthly terms and an alien on Earth, where coercion is normalized.
If we do nothing, new technologies will give the government new automatic #surveillance capabilities that Stalin could never have dreamed of. The only way to hold the line on #privacy in the information age is strong #cryptography .
Zimmermann, Why I Wrote PGP
https://philzimmermann.com/EN/essays/WhyIWrotePGP.html
Even #Bitcoin purists admitted it's a great tutorial despite the mention of #Monero and #XmrBazaar:
"Set-up bare-metal headless Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for a Bitcoin and/or Monero node."
"TL;DR, go to
As I wrote in my article Unlocking Success in Monero P2P Economy: The Power of Good Faith https://themeritocrat.substack.com/p/unlocking-success-in-monero-p2p-economy:
MoneroMAGO: one of our earliest, most active/successful sellers with 172 successful trades and 151 five-star reviews, many from established (not throwaway) accounts.
#Monero #XmrBazaar
I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
Prof. de la Paz
Robert Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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I wanted to update you on the recent XmrBazaar.com downtime. It looks like our growing popularity caused a sudden spike in traffic that overwhelmed our servers: a clear sign that word is spreading and more people are discovering what we’re building!
We’ve already taken action by migrating to a more robust setup with Nginx, complete with rate limiting to better handle surges. We’re also planning additional upgrades to ensure even smoother performance moving forward.
Thanks for your understanding and continued support: exciting times ahead as we keep improving and expanding!
#Monero #XmrBazaar
"Several Bitcoiners from Nostr tried paying with Lightning, but it kept bouncing, so they swapped for XMR! And get this: if you ask the top arbitrators and ‘legendary’ bitcointalk.org users (from the link above) what currency they prefer to be paid in, they say XMR. You can argue all you want on X, Reddit, StackerNews, or BitcoinTalk, but in the real world, people just want what really works: Monero. And the loudest critics? They secretly want it too. It’s like an unhappy marriage: you’re dreaming of Monero-chan, but you’re stuck with Bitcoin-wife, forcing a smile and telling everyone how happy you are. A textbook case of life of quiet desperation!"
Just as a merchant will accept cash from a customer without demanding proof of identity, we also want our electronic money system to allow similar transactions to take place, without the identity of the people involved being revealed to each other, or even to someone who is monitoring the network.
Protecting privacy with electronic cash by Hal Finney
Extropy #10, 1993
#Monero #XmrBazaar #P2P #cash
I ain't against #Bitcoin.
I ain't no #Monero maxi either (even if I look like one).
I'm pro P2P, private, fungible cash, digital or physical.
I don't give a flying f@ck what coin(s) win.
I just want us all to be on the same page that without #privacy, the game is over - we all lost.