Then your conclusion that crypto is a suckers bet doesn't follow from the limited data presented in this post. Crypto is a way to get around central banking, and until such time as it is co-opted (it's on it's way, but it may or may not happen) then it is not a suckers bet unless you believe wholeheartedly that it WILL get co-opted.
Fiat currency is no different. I'm sure you know that already.
Moreover, you are strawmanning the hell out of what my position is on what you're commenting on. Look, you're sold on the idea crypto is a lark, I get it. Thing is, when you've got your conclusions made, any evidence that isn't a lark, you ignore, and evidence that it is a lark, you trumpet to high heaven.
If CIA could crack every existing encryption, then why do criminality still exist? How can criminals still communicate with privacy over internet via encrypted chats? And why are they always begging for big tech to make it easier for them to spy on regular people in order to "catch the bad guys". It makes no sense.
You're paranoid, that's the problem. The reason people get caught is because there's probably around 100 different mistakes you could do while online which would reveal your identity, if you fail to secure 90 of them, but are still using VPN + TOR and some privacy browser extension then chances are moderate that CIA, NSA or any other three letter agency will find you through any of those holes by pure luck.
Then they go out and claim they found you by tracking your Bitcoin transactions because that'll scare stupid people away from Bitcoin. No reason to not kill two birds with one stone right. After all the lies they've told you, how can you trust them to be honest about their capabilities to track you down because you use Bitcoin?
Then your conclusion that crypto is a suckers bet doesn't follow from the limited data presented in this post. Crypto is a way to get around central banking, and until such time as it is co-opted (it's on it's way, but it may or may not happen) then it is not a suckers bet unless you believe wholeheartedly that it WILL get co-opted.
Fiat currency is no different. I'm sure you know that already.
Moreover, you are strawmanning the hell out of what my position is on what you're commenting on. Look, you're sold on the idea crypto is a lark, I get it. Thing is, when you've got your conclusions made, any evidence that isn't a lark, you ignore, and evidence that it is a lark, you trumpet to high heaven.
If CIA could crack every existing encryption, then why do criminality still exist? How can criminals still communicate with privacy over internet via encrypted chats? And why are they always begging for big tech to make it easier for them to spy on regular people in order to "catch the bad guys". It makes no sense.
You're paranoid, that's the problem. The reason people get caught is because there's probably around 100 different mistakes you could do while online which would reveal your identity, if you fail to secure 90 of them, but are still using VPN + TOR and some privacy browser extension then chances are moderate that CIA, NSA or any other three letter agency will find you through any of those holes by pure luck.
Then they go out and claim they found you by tracking your Bitcoin transactions because that'll scare stupid people away from Bitcoin. No reason to not kill two birds with one stone right. After all the lies they've told you, how can you trust them to be honest about their capabilities to track you down because you use Bitcoin?