Nor does it mean that anyone using it honestly is somehow "contributing" to illegal activity.
i strongly disagree on this.
bitcoin miners are indirect responsible for a future growth in worldwide illegal activity.
same as drug users are responsible for sponsoring drug cartels that train rebels & terrorists.
same as people supporting TOR network are creating a platform for pedophiles.
same as Mc donalds customers are responsible for mass exploitment of animals.
you're a decent guy, the money you're making just makes you blind.
It is a moral issue, we all have to be aware what chain we are part of and how it can influence the world.
Right. Better stop using money, then. And food, while you're at it. Otherwise you're indirectly responsible for poverty and famine, respectively.
The nature of the "just a tool" is very dangerous. and it is definitely not "like dollars". lol
Sure it is. I can give dollars/bitcoins to gun/drug/porn dealers, and they'll give me guns/drugs/porn. What's the difference?
With what purpose were bitcoins designed? it fits very well in cyberpunk and anarchist "mythology".
This is true, but hardly relevant. True anarchists believe that law and order can come entirely from voluntary cooperation in a society without a ruling class (regardless of what your dictionary says and how the word is used in general speech, the word literally (and as used in political science) means "without rulers", from the Greek ἀν
an (no) + ἀρχ
arkh (ruler)), and do not advocate immoral or unethical activities, and do not condone illegal activity except where the law itself is unethical.
The webmaster thanked me for notifying the bug, i gave back the coins. problem solvedhe did not gave me a reward though, the selfish son of a bitch.
tap me on the shoulder or call me an idiot...
if anybody feels like rewarding me: 1AxyjyyoJBr2zoeAEmETEwq7thAreNcu97
Well, sorry for talking you into doing the right thing, but doesn't it feel better to help others rather than steal from them? Wait, don't answer that.