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Is there any hope for America without a revolution?


There is no hope in a violent revolution.


There is we just kill the violent people...


Uh, wasn’t the country founded by a violent revolution?


It worked once but I would no give it much chance now.


And grep?


Confluence. VSCode Readmes. Google docs.


Google docs


True, I need this one. Especially as ggdocs is barely impossible to customize.


What about OnlyOffice?


Normal users have backups in the cloud. They also enable biometric so a stolen phone is no use. Even if stolen in a mugging.


Crypto in theory should be very useful suffers from realities:

1. People want to use government controlled moneybdue to the stability benefits:

* Stable value in short term

* Legal system can clawback money

* Banks have anti fraud system and some level of accountability

* Security is taken care of

2. Shops don't generally take crypto, they take fiat money

Crypto therefore services the world where these disadvantages are outweighed by advantages, which is mostly going to be various illegal or quasi legal activities or simply price speculation.


Also doing crypto properly is complicated and risky.

If I give wrong IBAN to someone good likelihood is that transactions fails and I keep money. Or I have at least some legal chance to claim it back.


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