Paralelni Polis is dead

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  "content": "Paralelni Polis is dead\n\nhorrible news for bitcoin adoption in Europe \n\nThis was the first cafe to accept bitcoin payments in 2014\n\nHad a coworking space where you could meet hackers \u0026 anarchists\n\nHosted hundreds of conferences \u0026 community meetups\n\nNurtured open source startups\n\nDisplayed the works of underground artists \n\nSold overpriced drinks and food that everyone gladly bought to support the movement \n\nEven mobilized the community during the pandemic to have a huge remote conference with dozens of volunteering hosts and guests\n\nIf you were a bitcoiner who came to visit Prague, Paralelni Polis would let you sleep in their dorm for free. If no dorm was available, they had couches too\n\nNow it’s dead. \n\nMuch like bitcoin adoption in Europe. \n\nIn the beginning, they would force all cafe customers to buy bitcoin to pay for the drinks. \n\nThere was a Bitcoin ATM at the entrance, but the employees would usually offer to trade bitcoin for cash in person to avoid the 10% fee. \n\nIn recent years, Paralelni Polis rebranded as Second Culture. Started accepting credit cards for payment, cut down on the number of events, faced an identity crisis that ultimately led to its demise. \n\nEven some OGs who basically built the place didn’t want to visit anymore. Call it local drama and politics, but it was bad for everybody involved. \n\nThe worst of outcomes happened and bitcoin culture is now crippled. \n\nI feel sorry for the newcomers who will never experience the joy of walking into this place to experience a true bitcoin economy. Heavily ideological, but somehow functional. \n\nNow Paralelni Polis and its incumbent Institute of Cryptoanarchy are dead. What remains inside is an unplugged ATM and the Monero logo on the door – a hint that the dream of peer to peer electronic cash has moved elsewhere. \n\nNow we never spend, shake hands with bankers and deny the existence of a second best while technically losing by every significant metric. \n\nGood night, sweet prince!\n\nhttps://image.nostr.build/b6c490b2bce763ebd6223b72b259dffc284209b67a19a8fce344ffc59cbeceda.jpg",
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