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		mirimir on June 14, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency Gets Big Backers 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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