Message from @paradigm
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And those that do will survive because people used them.
As I am proposing you do with the likely emergent solutions I know of.
the solutions funded by silicon valley will include surveillance and control
If you know of other solutions to financial censorship, please let me know.
ACH
They certainly will.
Ok. What is it?
go make a deal with your local bank
automated clearing house
Who has a local bank?
it is the mechanism whereby one account sends money to another
I mean one that only exists locally?
there are thousands and thousands
find one
Where?
anywhere
who cares?
Not where I have lived.
bank, credit union
literally every small town has them
the list is endless
Maybe in the US, a legacy of your history of decentralised currencies.
Not anywhere I have lived.
find one that is comfortable with your business, and implement ACH for your supporters
quickbooks has it built in
There are local branches which represent a handful of national and international banks.
all you need is a financial institution that handles transactions
and will sign a contract with you that they cannot breach
AND
here is the key
every individual publisher needs to do that
Apparently, Sargon was banned from Patreon now.
yup
RIP every moderate.
Honestly, I don't see it as a) censorship resistant or b) practical, or even possible, in the jurisdictions I have lived in (4 countries in total).
I understand your reticence about blockchains.
But a) there are blockchains which are properly private and circumvent censhorship
But, then again when a door is shut, a window is open.
We can always use the Blockchain, as there's no third party involved
you don't see establishing a contractual banking relationship as possible @Heteronymus Bosch
and b) it's happening whether you like it or not.
let it happen
If Sargon can be seen as violating Patreon ToS, I don't think anyone who isn't a flaming progressive is safe.