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1. ThinkBeat ◴[] No.40722201[source]
In my opinion the first step in a more decentralized internet, or at least a big part in being able to move in that direction would be a system for a global easy system for (micro)payments. That is preferably modelled like cash. (more anonymous). and ubiquitous, they can also be used in the real world.

It would be nice for me, if someone reads an article I wrote and they give me ¤0.01 ¤0.001 or something. (Given that a lot of countries, people make vastly less money than others what constitutes a "micro"payment.

That would of course mean that transactions were either utterly inexpensive or free.

We would have a ubiquitous, distributed, untraceable", distributed means of conducting international transactions.

I think we have all the technical issues solved.

but

No Western government will ever allow it. (Nor most other governments). Since it would rob them of a lot of power, and we would hear: "Terrorism, child pornography, bypass economic sanctions, election manipulation, disinformation" etc etc. The usual stuff.

(Even though all of that is going on already....

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