• Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, does not believe in cryptocurrencies, calling them a vehicle for scams and a Ponzi scheme.
  • Torvalds was once rumored to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, but he clarified it was a joke and denied owning a Bitcoin fortune.
  • Torvalds also dismissed the idea of technological singularity as a bedtime story for children, saying continuous exponential growth does not make sense.
  • al4s@feddit.de
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    6 months ago

    Yes, because infrastructure, subsidies, education and social spending still need to happen and not paying your taxes will erode those things long before they stop a genocide. If you don’t care about getting in trouble with your government, there are more effective things that can be done.

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      6 months ago

      So you’re arguing it is moral to pay taxes even if you are North Korean? Interesting.

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        6 months ago

        Our citizens pay taxes out of pure love and devotion to our Dear Leader. We don’t have room for your silly Western moralities.