βWhat if a plumber came and fixed your sink and you paid him $40? He went into the bank and he goes, βIβd like to cash this check. Mr. McAfee wrote it to me and Iβd like my $40, and, while youβre there, would you please tell me what his balance is, and, from now on, forever, would you please inform me every time he has an incoming wire or deposit, and every check that he writes, and to whom?ββ
βThatβs what bitcoin is,β McAfee said. βWould you be happy if your bank did that?β He added, βPlease, you know you wouldnβt. We know, if anybody has any sense, and if you understand human nature, then privacy coins will be the winner.β
Privacy coins, also sometimes referred to as anonymous coins, are cryptocurrencies such as monero (XMR) and zcash (ZEC) that tout capabilities to hide transactions and other activities.
(from a John McAfee interview with Forbes in 2019)
Buying one Bitcoin today is the equivalent of a boomer buying a house in the 1980s.
You buy it, do nothing, and you'll get rich.
And the world will go to shit and the next generation will hate you.
Or how are we going to separate money and state with a transparent ledger?
Some cryptocurrency tribes build bridges and trade with other tribes.
Others go to war and isolate themselves.
Which strategy is more likely to succeed in the long run?
I have this theory that a lot of social media is dominated by psychopaths, narcissists, and autists.
Psychopaths don't give a shit if people like them or not. Narcissists feed on any form of attention. And autists are so obsessed with a topic that they can ignore the hate.
