Still didnt read the article, where it has an entire section explaining that the contest is between psychologists saying its fake, and media outlets and cops saying its real.

Youre hammering my point home my guy, and hitting every finger you have on the way there

You didnt read your own link, huh

“and in fact it is a “contested illness” due to doubts about the legitimacy of the condition”

Literally in the opening blurb

You said the exact same thing I said, but more verbose.

But nice job wacking yourself off about it while you did, shame you didnt cum.

… Bad actors who all have ties to american religious institutions.

Education slashed by religious politicians backed by religious pundits and think tanks.

Media run by religious big wigs who push puritan religious values on their channels.

Culture pushes driven by religious talking heads who repeat religious talking points about religious traditions and beliefs on all topics from science to gender to race to politics.

Its still religion, youre just pointing at both of its arms and claiming its two people.

We understand it fine, republicans slashed education and dems didnt bother to fight it.

A stupid populus is more easily manipulated, and they wanted votes.

Stockholm syndrome isnt real my guy, some cops made it up to hand wave why captives called them out for risking their lives more than the kidnappers had.

Kinda like how youre hand waving people clearly telling you that a shit service still fulfills a service, and not having alternative examples to pivot to means people who need the service filled will use shit service over no service.

Who cares? Israel has about as much standing to speak for jews as my local pastor has for speaking as the pope.

The living victims of the holocaust dont agree with you.

So its cool if I slit your throat for some paintings then

This is a really weird way to try and deflect thinking paint matters more than human lives.

You think maybe this is why no one wants to discuss this with you, and keeps telling you to go sit with whatever the fuck youve got in your head that makes you think paint matters more than people?

Thats a damning statement on yourself

I dont know how to explain to you that human lives matter more than scraps of painted cloth. It seems this is a lesson people frequently dont know how to explain to you.

If a trade between a human life and some dumbass paintings has you calling the paint stained cloth as the hostages, you need to go sit alone in a dark room for a while and do some deep introspection on exactly what the fuck is wrong with you dude

Why are money and culture more important than life?

Im pretty sure the majority of lives are worth more than some toxic pastes smeared on a thin scrap of textile leavings.

Is that a comparison that will get you sales?

So, it could be any of the 3/4ths of sitting politicians

Shame, but Im not paying that

“Governments and businesses are starting to push for retiring physical, gov backed money. Having a digital currency that cant be retired by a government is a good fallback plan to prevent getting stuck in a digital only system that doesnt have untraced currency.”

“Uh, but we already have cash? Why would I use that over cash, which I have right now? My cash buys me drugs now, why should I swap?”

I literally cannot help you if you cant address what I say.

“Sure Ill be glad to vaccinate if I get covid. If, if, if! But I dont have it now! Theres no real reason to vaccinate now, I dont need it!”

The point of a precaution is to do it before the concerned event happens. And when multiple countries have politicians discussing cashless, and with actual businesses beginning to stop taking cash in favor of card, the advent of the retiring of physical money is an actual event that is visible on the horizon.

You will need the existence of fully finished infrastructure for digital cash before you can safely use it. We. Do. Not. Have. That. Infrastructure. If cash is killed next year? Youre fucked. We need to figure that out before we need it to be online and usable.

And while no, bitcoin specifically is likely not the answer, it is the reason why people are hunting for a better solution.

Its the same use case as cash.

If all money goes digital, you lose the ability to make unsupervised purchases.

Harr harr, yes drugs. But also condoms or plan b pills, which magically became a political target recently. Or any other previously innocuous thing that could someday shift into a political target.

That tracking also means anyone who buys that data can profile you. Card charges at the same store every work day? Someone who cares knows where you go for lunch. Maybe its a stalker, maybe just an advertiser trying to get you specific ads. Do you want either having that info? Buying the same specific goods for meals, or hobbies, on a regular basis? Ad companies love that, they can up prices on things your data says is a dependant purchase.

You dont want your entire purchase history trackable. Its not about having things to hide, its about not wanting someone to be able to pick you apart like a lab rat. Cash helps this, but lots of groups and people want a cashless society.

If cashless ever becomes a reality, you want a digital cash replacement to already be in place, if not underway. Better that the concept gets worked out now while we still have cash, than scrambling to set it up in a future where cash retires.

Complaining about downvotes is essentially begging for them.

They arent a big deal, quit counting them. No one else cares, dont put so much stake in an internet number