halalmoney on Nostr: ‘The man in the street who knows nothing about Bitcoin but who encounters it ...

‘The man in the street who knows nothing about Bitcoin but who encounters it through Azteco first, will never accept any service that asks him for his personal details, not through any philosophical objection, but because he doesn't want his precious time wasted.’

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This is correct in sentiment, but it doesn't actually mean anything in practice.

What does "defending" mean? It means nothing when it comes to how people get Bitcoin.

The only way you can preserve the power to buy Bitcoin in ways that you want is to either

A: Set up a business that does it
B: Promote businesses that do it

If you are unwilling or unable to set up a business yourself, you're left with promoting and supporting businesses that provide access to Bitcoin in ways you know are correct.

If you fall short of doing this, the obvious question is "why"?

Why would you fail to promote businesses that are taking the multivariate risks to provide Bitcoin in the way that you want?

How is it that people believe that business can exist without people using them, and that failing to promote and support businesses doing things right is essentially suicidal?

How is it that in 2024, there are people who don't understand this, and that particularly in "Bitcoin" the profit motive is frowned upon?

If they think that "Non KYC" Bitcoin can spread without businesses being the spreader, why do they not ever offer that alternative, even in outline?

Not only do they fail to mention the name of any Bitcoin delivery service, they consistently fail to mention any wallet that does not require personally identifying information (Samourai, Green, Wallet of Satoshi, BlueWallet, Muun, Satoshi, Phoenix and Breez for examples).

It's baffling.

And of course, Azteco (azte.co) offers access to Bitcoin in the way it should be delivered; exactly the same as email accounts, SIM cards and bags of potatoes.

The man in the street who knows nothing about Bitcoin but who encounters it through Azteco first, will never accept any service that asks him for his personal details, not through any philosophical objection, but because he doesn't want his precious time wasted.

That will be enough to make "non KYC Bitcoin" the global default, and that's a good thing, because it is a good thing that people have privacy, promote privacy and the people who offer it as a feature.

A world without privacy would be a bad place, and silence in the face of evil is evil itself.

You defend privacy by openly advocating for it, explaining it, and spreading information about the companies and services ("Ethical Bitcoin") that offer it. This is what you should be doing if you are interested in Bitcoin.

No excuses are acceptable in 2024!