When you are used to copy-pasta-ing code, you don't have much foresight. It seems they wanted a free lunch.

The market doesn't work that way (at least for the most part).

So should you be demonized because you are using the internet, the same technology that cyber criminals use to carry out their illegal acts?

By the logic being spoken in this thread, that is what it is starting to sound like.

People talking/discussing about ways to use Monero that may or may not be illegal (depending upon your jurisdiction) is not exactly promotion.

Just because people find a new way to use something (for "bad" or "good") and talk/discuss it, does not equal promotion. You could say it is an idea whose time has come.

People in dark circles back in the day I'm sure spoke about how cars would be a great way to be used as a getaway when committing a robbery. Just because you didn't hear that conversation doesn't mean it doesn't also align with your definition of "promotion". I'm pretty sure there was inner circles of thieves and drug lords who spoke about this new thing called an "automobile" to their other criminal friends plotting crimes. Was that promotion as well?

If people realizing the use case for SOMETHING, pick anything, and using it for that specific purpose, that isn't promotion.

Your idea that the monero "community" (which no one can pin point) promoted monero as such is pretty flimsy.

Your argument is a strawman argument. Demonizing things that have "promotion" and ignoring all of the other items and inventions in this world that are also used by criminals just because they don't fit your definition of the word "promotion" is ignorant.

As previously mentioned, I do not condone illegal usage of Monero, but people are going to do what they are doing to do with new technology that exists.

Edit: So what you are saying is that if someone says "Hey I think people should start using spoons to create crack/ice" that that would be considered promotion and thus making it a target for people to demonize. These discussions of illegal acts associated with spoons, cars, and briefcases, has happened, you just probably didn't hear them.

Think about what you are saying as your argument is quite flimsy.

By your own logic then you are also serving & associating with any and every criminal that ever existed on the internet by using the internet.

Also you are doing the same when you use any fiat currency, you are serving & associating yourself with every criminal that ever used that type of fiat currency.

When you drive a car you are serving & associating with people who have stolen cars, smuggled drugs and illicit materials since the car was invented.

And by these 3 examples you too are associating yourself with people who deal in child porn. That's how broken your logic is.

Might as well ban spoons (because used to make crack/ice), cars (because criminals use them as getaway vehicles), brief cases (as many drug lords and thieves carry drugs and cash in them)....the list goes on.

 

Governments also then associate themselves with all types of criminals (including those dealing in child porn) by merely allowing their fiat paper to circulate and be used by these people to do such horrible things.

I don't support/condone such illegal activities, but I also don't support such broken logic as yours to associate the usage of ANYTHING to every possible criminal that has used that said THING you are trying to demonize.

What results? 

This is not true. Only recently has the XMR/BTC price rose along with the price of BTC/Fiat.

2015 is a perfect example of this. Much of the price rises have seen an XMR price fall in terms of BTC and sometimes in the price of fiat.

"So much time"

Is in your perspective.

You are knowingly supporting a scam coin despite the overwhelming evidence presented in the video.

Instead of rebutting the technical facts presented....as expected you and the rest of your cult resort to personal attacks and strawman arguments.

When one resorts to attacking one's physical appearance instead of making valid arguments it then shows the true character of the attacker.

We are all adults here please act like one.
Thanks

That is a mighty big "if".

Please go ahead and attempt to break the cryptography behind monero. I'm sure many of its supporters would welcome it.

That is how technology gets better.

He is a TUTU wearing  grandpa!

Hey Gleb!

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are you ready for a miracle?

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The way I understand it is fluffypony did offer some consultation regarding Jaxx's monero integration.

But if I'm not mistaken he did it for free. Jaxx wanted help at no cost to them but at the same time wanting to reap the profits of having monero integrated into their app.

Nothing was exposed except the incompetence by Jaxx and their obvious ulterior motives.

LESSON: There is no free lunch if you are the first to attempt to develop an app for a new technology like Monero.

The mocked up image is from someone who only is cherry picking details of the overall situation.

Yup along with many other things like cars, spoons, brief cases, tweezers, hair brushes, tooth brushes, along with the almighty USD. Hmm wonder why they aren't so worried about those things being used by criminals?

Then the only natural reaction I can see that the free market will come up with is there will be "dark" exchanges.

Assuming you are correct in that privacy-centric coins are banned from "legal" services.

Monero as a technology doesn't care about what governments do or don't do.

Confiscating privacy coins would probably not net much information or evidence for the regulators. But you make a good point. Polo is a single point of failure. Hint Hint...Bitsquare.io

Everything you pretty much claim is done in fiat. All of those criminal activities are done in fiat trash. Moot point.

Do I condone illegal activities? No.

Do I condone financial privacy? Yes.

If you don't like privacy please remove all your doors, curtains, and passwords to all of your accounts. Always take a shit in a glass house where everyone can see you OH and...Also post your bank statements on the internet so we can all them.

Having the github password doesn't really mean anything. Monero was created initially by ThankfulForToday. Much like bitcoin if Satoshi were around he probably would have been taken into custody or questioned.

Do you see the FBI going after the people who hold Bitcoin's github password?

Once again, moot point.

Try again.

My last count that was sent out was around ~560.

I have like 300 or so backlog of requests.

So i'd wager to say I'm closing in on 900 or so if you count the ones I haven't sent out yet.

Proof?

And who is "Monero"?

What company is in charge of Monero? Who is its CEO?

Promoted? Where?

Which I reckon Evan and the cult have tried to consider getting the attention of TPTB to look at dash and how that would be positive for dash. Also the costs to get such a "showing" in dog and pony show lol.

It cost 0 for Monero to get the attention of the FBI.

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