Linus Torvalds has said that cryptocurrencies are simply "a great vehicle for scams"
  • 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.deEnglish
      53·
      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.

      • Cypher@lemmy.worldEnglish
        56·
        6 months ago

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

        • DPRK_Official@lemmy.worldEnglish
          81·
          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.