[adamsmith143]

> I’ve seen a lot of crazy conspiracy theories reveal themselves to be true in the past five years.

Such as what?

>Apply some critical thinking on this. Governments and corporate elites worldwide are salivating over the level of surveillance and control that a CBDC will enable.

How is this any different from the current system? Your cash is 99% digital anyway with basically every transaction completely monitor-able to the Feds under the right circumstances. Don't see how this situation would change much.

[anononaut]

The principle difference is that CBDC is programmable rather than just digital. We aren't expressing concerns over a digital currency, but rather the degree to which a nefarious govt will have control over it.