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> Nobody's arguing you shouldn't be able to choose things

You made a comparison to people's right to swing their fist, and that this right ends. So in other words, you did, at the very least imply that what currency people used should not be their choice.

So yes, it does seem like you want to take away people's choices on what money they should be aloud to you.

You can't have it both ways here. Don't say "I am not trying to take away your choice!", And then at the same time say that the right should be curtailed.

> Switching to a "backed" model for currency removes the freedom by stapling back together two things that don't need to be stapled together

Or... You could use it if you want, and don't use it if you don't want.

> Unbundling represents maximum freedom

Or... A person could individually decide if they want it bundled, or not bundled, for themselves, by choosing which currency to use.

That is the thing that maximizes personal choice.




I won’t reply until you answer my question. You’re intentionally trying not to understand it appears. If switching to a different currency model leads to negative social consequences then we should have that conversation. That’s where the freedom to and from intersect. If you can’t see that there’s no point in talking.


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> That’s where the freedom to and from intersect.

Cool. Fine. Then you should have just said that, and you shouldn't have said the previous stuff about not wanting to prevent people from making decisions about what money that they voluntarily choose to use.

Can't have it both ways.


Please avoid these long tit-for-tag arguments on HN. They almost always turn into arguments about the argument itself, and get unpleasant if not aggressive at the end. None of this is good reading or interesting to other users.

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Alright, will do.




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