Ryan Sean Adams (rsa.eth)
@rsa.eth
The 92 page Democratic Party platform document was released today outlining the Kamala Harris agenda. Not a single mention of crypto. Not. Even. A. Word. After years of hostility. No way to spin it - this feels like spit on the face.
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Satoshi Tomatomoto
@tomato.eth
I'm not sure I see it that way. That fact that they didn't say anything positive or negative about crypto, despite it looking like a giant scam to everyone not directly involved, is a win. If we want politicians to be more friendly to crypto, then maybe let's stop making people like Ryan Selkis the face of the industry. We deserve to be hated by normies, and we're damn lucky the platform didn't call for a ban on cryptocurrencies.
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Ryan Sean Adams (rsa.eth)
@rsa.eth
To be clear, I don't think Ryan Selkis is the way. Crypto needs a big-tent, open dialog, convert the cynics approach. But think at some point you need to call it what it is. Kamala Harris is showing no evidence of changing the Biden administrations anti-crypto position if she wins. There's now been ample time to extend an olive branch - she hasn't. This is the wrong side of history. And no, we do not deserve to be hated by normies. And we are not "damn lucky" the platform didn't call for a ban. Let's have some respect for our constitutional rights. I refuse to let criminals like SBF define this industry. We have vitaliks, and brian armstrongs, and satoshis, and coincenters. Crypto is a freedom technology - a net good for the world, and I'm proud to be here.
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Satoshi Tomatomoto
@tomato.eth
My point is that the reaction here should be self reflection, instead of indignant outrage. Maybe the crypto industry has done a really poor job of selling the idea that it isn't a joke. Maybe we shouldn't feel entitled to be embraced by Democrats when most of the faces of crypto are so aggressively Republican. The reality is that crypto looks sleazy as hell from the point of view of anyone who hasn't spent a lot of time learning about it.
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Snibb123.eth
@snibb123
It’s worth noting that this was written prior to Biden stepping down. They should have corrected it, and they may indeed be opposed for other reasons, but it’s worth acknowledging this document is already out of date. What she says this week will be illuminating.
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Snibb123.eth
@snibb123
Even as a progressive, I agree with you that we don’t deserve to be unfairly or illegally discriminated against. However, I disagree that we can simply state “crypto is good for the world” and be done with it. Right now its value is neutral at best. We need to show its goodness.
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Andi
@0xandi
Dude, this is just reckless at this point. Stop making this only about crypto. The wrong side of history is: not clearly saying "Fuck off" to a convicted rapist who's trying to abolish democracy in plain sight. Why do you bother so much about a state trying to fight a technology that was specifically made for this fight, rather than bothering about the corruptable and already down-and-bleeding governance system that is one layer deeper?
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