Some of it is due to governments and corporations colluding to screw over the little guy.
By itself, collusion is just a smear word for people with a lack of imagination. In reality, every collusive deal is an opportunity for the cabal busters.
But when those who collude also capture the regulator, it becomes harder to bust. So the solution is to go "out-of-band" from the regulator and side-step them.
I believe the protocols are being constructed and improved every day. They are borderless, voluntary, censorship-resistant protocols, so they cannot be stopped. They are ideas protected by trustless systems. They are blockchain technology.
LOL, so I lack imagination? What?
Last I checked it was not just a word in the dictionary with a specific meaning but also a fact: corporations and state actors do in fact collude; i.e, they conspire to tilt the playing field in their favor.
No, I'm sure you were referring to collusion in a context of men with guns. I was just making a distinction between that and the voluntary society where collusion is just a hidden opportunity.
I guess I'm confused. Hope you're doing well tho. :)
I don't think he got where you were going here Inertia, but I smell the stuff you are stepping in, and it smells like freedom and blueberries. No wait, the blueberries are this breakfast cereal I'm eating, but your stuff still smells like freedom.