artifact on Nostr: Am in the same boat, I think. Bitcoin definitely shines a bit less bright as freedom ...

Am in the same boat, I think. Bitcoin definitely shines a bit less bright as freedom money in my mind and makes me doubt it usefulness for freedom in the long run. This has shown that node runners are not in control of the network. Then what is different from fiat? Will it keep degrading and centralizing to just be another tool of the state? Is it too far gone and capture?