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RE: A Geek in Prison - A Life Series by Charlie Shrem (Part 4 - Getting Sick, Sober, & Healthy with Yoga)
Thanks Charlie. I'm really enjoying this series. Part of me thinks maybe I'm liking it so much because, somewhere, deep in the back of my mind, I think this could be any of us someday. If things continue to go the authoritarian route and the inevitable collapse of money brings further controls, could we all find ourselves in a situation where simply using our own stores of value freely goes against the written down threats of government rulers?
I really appreciate your openness and transparency as well. Being able to "feel" what you were feeling and see behind the scenes is really valuable.
Also, small edit: "goes on of two ways" but you probably meant "one" there.
I think that's also why I'm enjoying these. Not that I've done anything to attract attention from the authorities, but as I read each of these posts I imagine myself in the same situation and think "would I be able to survive this?". I also think "if he got through it I could too!" and that makes me feel better about my chances in such a hypothetical scenario.
Yeah. I try to stay encouraged and not get caught up in the doom and gloom prognosticators who are convinced we are on the brink of a full-blown totalitarian police state... but then I look around and think about what people are put into prison for and realize Charlie's experiences may come in handy some day if I continue to speak out against government oppression and demand the right to use my own store of value via cryptocurrencies instead of fiat currency if I so choose.
In my case I'm rather paranoid about accidentally running afoul of tax laws. The IRS is pretty aggressive these days. I do my best to file taxes correctly, but my cryptocurrency portfolio is so complicated I worry about messing up and being in trouble if I ever get audited. Thankfully I'm probably too small for them to bother with if it ever came to that, they've got much bigger fish to fry.