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		pwinnski on April 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What Would a WeChat Replacement Need? It would need to be introduced in a single large city in 2011 and spread from there with the implicit backing of the federal government. It would not need a blockchain. There is no reason whatsoever for basing this on a blockchain.

naringas on April 17, 2020 [–]

But then we have to trust our government...

and governments vary in their trustworthiness

vbezhenar on April 17, 2020 | [–]

It does not matter whether you trust the government or not. The only thing that matters is whether you can resist the government or not.

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