We are nearly 4 years into El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment which seems a great time to take a big step back and evaluate how things are going
There’s been lots of talk about expectations vs reality for those that move down here and that’s a valuable conversation to have and I hope it continues. I firmly believe that El Salvador will benefit greatly if we can close that gap
I want to highlight a topic that I think is even more valuable to discuss though: censorship
Bitcoin attracts each of us for different reasons; at the very top of my list is censorship-resistance so that’s the lens from which I view things
There is a worrying trend here of a shrinking independent civil society. In recent weeks prominent critics have been arrested, dozens of journalists are now in exile and questioning the official narrative is more likely to result in name calling rather than a serious response of the issue raised
So that’s the problem—what is the solution? IMO it’s two-fold, an open discussion & education that encourages critical thought
I’d love to see the shrinking civil society in El Salvador openly discussed
El Salvador needs builders and independent thinkers—as many as possible!
