There are 2 approaches to dodgy (propaganda) labels like 'money laundering'.
1) Adopt them and 'reclaim' them (as your hat is humorously doing, although it is more a satirical reclamation) or 2) rejection.
The adoption and reclamation (or satirisation) approach risks giving the label continued 'currency'.
But the rejection approach can trap the rejector into wasting too much time in arguing against the label, and "fighting on the opponent's ground''.
However, rejection can be 'elevated' to silent rejection, where the label isn't even entertained and the rejector simply 'goes around' it. I think this is the approach that was taken by Satoshi and ultimately proves to be the most liberating.
/ Callum
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2025-04-29 19:51:00
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