We started early, so the Llama Party is over. Great fun with Scꙮꙮpy Trooples, founder of Alchemix and investor at eGirl Capital you can watch now:
We covered lots of topics, and even got some bona fide alfa on upcoming Alchemix product releases. Enjoy!
Pro Crypto Army
This weekend, after you touch your grass, consider taking action to help save crypto.
Whatever you’re doing (likely just grousing on Twitter), odds are good everybody can do much more.
Debate the effectiveness of classic tenets of civic participation all you like, but it’s done for a reason. During the infrastructure bill debate last year, some representatives specifically remarked about the notable volume of messages they received on the subject. We have some evidence that our voices were successfully heard, so let’s keep up the noise.
Until somebody presents a better plan, let’s give it a shot. Here are some simple tasks that people have done for generations:
Call or write to your Congressional representative.
Write a letter to the editor in your local newspaper (believe it or not, our opponents happen to be 70+ and actually read the newspaper).
Talk to your nocoiner friends/family and tell them what issues you find important.
Convert gains to fiat and donate to pro-cryptocurrency candidates.
It might sound crazy, but consider running for office yourself.
Most of these tasks are not complicated. If everybody does it, it will make a difference.
For instance, want to write a letter? Contacting your member of Congress is so easy you can outsource the dirty work to tech.
You can figure out the basics using WikiHow.
Even the ordinarily unhelpful ChatGPT will prove responsive to this prompt:
Write a template letter to a Democratic Congressperson requesting they oppose the RESTRICT ACT. Make sure to highlight how much you value using a VPN to surf the internet safely, and how the RESTRICT ACT could put this at risk.
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If you’re too lazy to post it into ChatGPT, you can just copy this response:
I am writing to urge you to oppose the RESTRICT Act that was recently introduced in the Senate. The act, which would grant the U.S. secretary of commerce broad power to "identify, deter, disrupt, prevent, prohibit, investigate, or otherwise mitigate … any risk arising from any covered transaction by any person, or with respect to any property" could put my online privacy at risk.
As a user of virtual private networks (VPNs), I value the ability to surf the internet safely and protect my digital activities and location. VPNs can mask my IP address and encrypt my internet connection, making it difficult for others to track my online activities. Using a VPN is also an excellent way to get around location-based firewalls and other forms of internet censorship.
The RESTRICT Act's broad language leaves room for doubt, and it is unclear whether it would criminalize the use of VPNs. Although the bill's sponsors have stated that it would not criminalize people using VPNs to access TikTok, it is still an incredibly far-reaching act that could have a range of deleterious effects, even if it doesn't criminalize the use of VPNs.
The RESTRICT Act would grant the U.S. secretary of commerce the power to take steps to address risks posed by "any covered transaction by any person." The language used to describe who the RESTRICT ACT applies to is confusing and could be read to imply that "any person" using a VPN to access an app controlled by a "foreign adversary" or its alleged minions is subject to the secretary's ire. This could lead to people using VPNs to access TikTok being subject to up to $1 million in fines, 20 years in prison, or both.
I urge you to vote against the RESTRICT Act and protect my right to use VPNs to surf the internet safely. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
[Your name]