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		nyolfen on June 14, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency Gets Big Backers are you confusing it with libre?

mirimir on June 14, 2019 [–]

I'm not confusing it. I'm arguing that it's an intentional allusion to liberty. Which, being totally under Facebook's control, it will clearly not be.

nyolfen on June 24, 2019 | [–]

yes, libre is the root word for liberty; libra is more commonly known as an astrological sign

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