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>How is “figuring out” an atomic swap app any different from “figuring out” a counter economy app or any other app? You’re assuming literally zero development or advancement in the user experiences of these technologies….forever? That is completely ridiculous and again makes zero sense. Your pretentiousness is literally built on a house of cards.

lol you're conflating 2 completely different scenarios with contrasted risk profiles:

My scenario: normies buying smaller amounts of XMR to immediately SPEDN on appealing goods & services in the counter-economy.

Your scenario: normies converting their fiat savings into larger amounts of XMR to SAEV long-term and then eventually convert back to fiat.

So its not really a question of can normies figure shit out, we already know they can when they *have* to, the darknet economy wouldn't exist otherwise.

The question actually is: do they have other options? Is it worth the risks? Specifically:

>are there simpler, safer or more convenient alternatives available?
>would the monetary loss be bearable in a worst case scenario?

My scenario:

>Viable alternatives: None. If you want to score contraband or sub-retail/untaxed/unregulated goodies online, the digital counter-economy is your only option. This is literally what forces lazy normies into learning how to use PGP and crypto, they simply don't have a choice.
>Bearable loss: Yes. Typical online consumer purchases rarely exceed a few hundred USD. Escrow offsets most concerns All this figures prominently in the risk assessment.

Your scenario:

>Viable alternatives: lol take your pick
>Bearable loss: Fuck no. Assuming we're talking large amounts approximating one's life savings, such an irreversible loss of funds would be absolutely catastrophic. All this figures prominently in the risk assessment

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We know my scenario is realistic because its just the existing darknet market model expanded into grey markets.

Your scenario? Unappealing proposition to most