If I got a dollar for every bug I’ve submitted that’s in the backlog I’d almost be paid as much as the CEO

Maybe the ransomware would be better than seeing the video

No they can’t “fuck you up permanently” that is just conspiracy nonsense. Their malpractice is the lowest of any that practice medicine. Why? Because it’s minimally invasive and nowhere near as dangerous as a medical doctor incorrectly prescribing the wrong medication. Many countries also require lengthy degrees for Chiropractic of 5yrs, which includes some similar studies of a regular medical doctor (so that they know what not to try to handle and refer out). And a lot of the spinal manipulation techniques are being adopted today by physical therapists because they see the scientifically based advantages. Stop spreading disinformation.

Yes they’re an OG private mail provider who then started offering VPN. I have mixed feelings about their service. It’s average imo. But yes if you’re really wanting free then either Proton or AdGuard are probably somewhat trustworthy-ish.

Correct, but you get what you pay for. And they’re worth the cost. I wouldn’t trust a free VPN as much as I don’t trust an ISP. Even paid VPNs shouldn’t be wholly trusted either. But, the two I mentioned are probably the most reputable for privacy, besides Tor.

I think the best battle-tested VPN providers have been Mullvad and IVPN

I’m Jewish so it’s not possible. But cool story bro.

Good thing I’m not defending any neo-Nazis

Well, as a Jew, I haven’t seen anything else from Elon that’s emblematic of being a Nazi. Sure, he has some right wing beliefs, but those were pretty centrist ideals prior to the past decade. And I have encountered real neo-Nazis who have wished death upon my [k expletive] ass and attempted doxing. I think Elon is just an awkward person in general, but I’m not buying into the stats quo hype that he’s some neo-fascist, Hitler sympathizer. That’s just my opinion. You’re welcome to believe what you want too 👍

Yea agreed, but not Lemmy or Mastodon. Or, really anything with ActivityPub as these places are an echo chamber filled with trigger happy jannies who will ban you from a community if you have a differing of opinion to their groupthink.

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Far right is not mutually exclusive to Nazism

Le bad

Hmm… so no smoking gun?

Nice

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You have zero power as a citizen over the currency you use. You do not directly vote for the Central bankers, Federal Reserve board, etc. Even the politicians you might vote for who appoint them will almost always side in their own favor than their constituents. I’d hardly believe a word a politician ever utters. Just look at all the lies and false promising during the campaigns of the last 5 presidents and what they actually accomplished. Biden and college debt as a more recent example.

You are also confusing Bitcoin’s Proof of Work with a shitcoin’s Proof of Stake, which is where wealth gives you more votes. As for the hash rate you’re contributing as a miner, there’s no additional power you’re given. Even if you attempted to 51% attack the network, it’d be gaining nothing beyond a double-spend by rewriting the blockchain transaction. Likely causing the currency’s price to crash. Zero financial incentives for any rich people to do that, unless they’re part of a nation-state hoping to try and destroy the currency.

The link isn’t the sources but merely a conduit for the cited information. Also, you don’t have to pay to read it. Clearly you didn’t see the “continue reading” link to get passed the popup.

NFTs aren’t bitcoin lmao. Nice try though.

It may require a bit of TradFi history to truly understand Bitcoin and why it was even created in the first place. Much too long to even attempt at concatenating in a lemmy comment. Bitcoin wasn’t a get-rich-quick scam like the majority of shitcoins today. CypherPunk movement had been working on a trustless system without a governing authority pre-Bitcoin (see e-cash).

Government backed currencies require trust. In the US you are trading IOUs issued by the Federal Reserve, which isn’t even a Federal branch, but privatized business. There have been numerous times where the heads of the Fed have outright stated they simply enter numbers into a computer to issue money to Central banks, etc. Since Americans were robbed of a tangible currency, backed by Gold, the money printer has quite literally gone “brrrrr”.

I don’t trust the government or the bankers who have repeatedly financially rape the citizens. Remember the 2008 collapse? No one was held accountable. So, they’ve found new loopholes to continue pillaging the fiscally uneducated. The trust has been long gone as we’re repeatedly lied to.

This is what Bitcoin has sought to solve in that it’s not debased due to over issuance, unlike most fiat currencies. It doesn’t contribute to inflation, causing your purchasing power to be decreased. It quite literally removes the powers from corrupt bankers and gives it to the people.

On the subject of energy consumption, yes it has historically taken quite a lot for Proof of Work miners. However, in year’s past the miners have done a significant job at only using either green power sources or buying overproduced energy from companies. This has seen it drop far below the energy consumption of legacy banking or the Military Industrial Complex.

So, what you’re saying is, if fiat is backed by militarism, it’s really backed by death.