Remember just a few months ago when the UK was jailing people for posting online comments against mass immigration? Well, things are getting even more Orwellian over there.
The latest news is that people in the UK could face up to 15 years in prison just for viewing “far-right” content. Pure madness. Honestly, the Inquisition might have been more bearable 😄… How exactly do authorities know what citizens are watching?
Simple. We’ve handed over our privacy through apps on our smartphones, each of which needs our “consent” to track us to work “properly.” This is by design; it's no coincidence.
Maybe I sound like a conspiracy theorist, but I stand by my belief that Facebook, along with other social media, was created for the elites and not for us. Tracking us is getting easier, and soon it’ll go even further. Once they get rid of cash, it’s game over for many rights and freedoms we once had—and don’t be fooled into thinking any president, even Trump, will significantly change things. He had his chance, and most politicians are just puppets.
Look at COVID policies and the support for the Ukraine war: all of Europe followed America’s lead, proving how deeply America serves the elites' endless-wars agenda instead of focusing on citizens' well-being.
So, what about Bitcoin? Unfortunately, the ideal of Bitcoin as “people’s money” has faded; it’s now largely controlled by oligarchs. Our dream of creating a decentralized alternative is slipping away as the crypto community focuses more on profit than principle.
Don't get me wrong; wanting wealth isn’t a problem. But if we ignore the creeping Orwellian state, all we’re doing is accumulating wealth that’s at risk of devaluation down the road.
Hive is decentralized and solid but massively underexposed, out-marketed by meme coins. Yet it still stands as an alternative to mainstream social media—no doubt about that.
Technology is a double-edged sword, and the UK seems to be leaning hard into the painful edge. This is part of the grand centralization plan: that’s why metropolises replaced small, spread-out communities in the first place. We’re easier to control.
But it’s not the end of the world. Just as people are fighting against the ULEZ cameras in London, they’ll resist other draconian measures. It's another challenge we’ll have to face.
I guess we’re fine... for now.
Thanks for your attention,
Adrian