I was in kindergarten when computers were starting to become more and more "nesecary." I didn't like like them then, I don't like them now and I would feel even more smugly vindicated if I didn't understand the real world implications of a total grid collapse. #verybitter

Bitcoin lol

To take Bitcoin out, you'd have to shut down the internet in every country in the world. Good luck with that.

As long as they aren't connected together is fine. It's when you put it on the internet that it can be hacked

Bitcoin, a digital currency without the internet.....check

You could have it on local networks traded by direct service but it would be super slow. It's still work though. Good luck shutting down the internet.

Digital is fine. The issue stems from failing to maintain full mechanical redundancy in the event of a cyber or EM attack.

No

A devastating, logical rebuttal indeed. Care to elucidate as to how I was wrong?

I think we already demonstrated that we dont have that kind of security. Your argument is moot

My argument was that our issue is NOT having those mechanical redundancies. Did you even read what I wrote or think critically about it?

No, it's a stupid argument. Just have hard currency. You're pushing something that isnt neccessary to begin with

After reading a bit on the incident, I see the disconnect. I thought it was a pipeline that had been hacked, not a bank. I was talking about critical infrastructure like reactors, dams, generators, etc.

If we're talking about digital banking or digital currency, then yeah it's harder to secure them. Banks can at least keep backup or physical logs. Digital coins are, well, digital. Useful in ways, but many institutions refuse to use them because of their inherent difficulty in securing and stabilizing them.