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@shotgunsurgery 1 May 2022 News & politics

How to Become a Threat to the State and its Coercive Power Most of us are aware of how ubiquitous the power of the state is and how rooted it is into the average person's mind. But something that keeps me optimistic and amused is how much we can do to circumvent it and its violence and to weaken it through totally peaceful means. Oftentimes, in doing this, that process changes us. It transforms us into a stronger, more experienced and more consistent version of ourselves.…

@shotgunsurgery 6 February 2022 News & politics

Why Corruption is Sometimes Good I'm an Argentine programmer, libertarian, crypto enthusiast and an advocate for privacy and decentralization. My love for cryptocurrencies and decentralized systems started after, like many programmers who work for clients abroad, I was hit by the restrictions the Argentine government imposed when it comes about exchanging the ever-inflating Argentine Peso for any other currency. Cryptocurrencies helped me circumvent some of the restrictions…