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     <h2>Cool sites</h2>
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+        <li><a href="https://jxnshi.xyz"><img alt="jxnshi" src="/button.png" width="88" height="31"></a></li>
         <li><a href="https://kyun.host">kyun.host</a></li>
         <li><a href="https://randall0755.neocities.org"><img alt="centralia" src="https://randall0755.neocities.org/info/sitebutton.gif" width="88" height="31"></a></li>
         <li><a href="https://yesterweb.org/no-to-web3"><img alt="no-to-web3" src="https://auzziejay.com/images/noweb32.gif" width="88" height="31"></a></li>
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         <li><a href="https://culturalwasteland.neocities.org/"><img alt="culturalwasteland" src="https://culturalwasteland.neocities.org/cultural_wasteland_88x31.gif" width="88" height="31"></a></li>
         <li><a href="https://dokode.moe/"><img alt="dokodemo" src="https://cinni.net/images/button/dokodemobutton2.gif" width="88" height="31"></a></li>
         <li><a href="https://shadok.neocities.org"><img alt="shadok" src="https://shadok.neocities.org/button.gif" width="88" height="31"></a></li>
+        <li><a href="https://mnelo.co.uk">mnelo</a></li>
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 ## Introduction.
 
 At the time of writing, I'm still very much a newbie when it comes to politics,
-but I know for a fact I'm a socialist. You might also have seen I accept Monero
-donations, showing my liking toward this cryptocurrency. So why? Why do I like
-Monero? How do I think it fits into our current society. That's what I will try
-to answer in this short essay.
+but I know for a fact I'm a socialist (I use the word socialist very broadly).
+You might also have seen I accept Monero donations, showing my liking toward
+this cryptocurrency. So why? Why do I like Monero? How do I think it fits into
+our current society. That's what I will try to answer in this short essay.
 
 One thing I would like to emphasize first is that cryptocurrency doesn't
 necessarily fit into my representation of the best economic system. First of
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ your account. Your bank is the one controlling the ins and outs of your bank
 account. You are giving them your money, in exchange of protection for it. But
 in the end, they have your money, and you can access it because they allow it.
 
+Talking about control, banks also invest in all kind of things with your money,
+things that might not align with your values and beliefs.
+
 ## Cash.
 
 Before talking about cryptocurrencies, I would like to dedicate a chapter about
@@ -115,6 +118,17 @@ renewable ones, like solar panels, wind turbines or hydroelectric power. All
 things that can be implemented at small scale for you or a community, making it
 way less polluting.
 
+## Censorship.
+
+Thanks to its censorship resistance nature, cryptocurrency has been use to as
+donation for organisations censored by the state like WikiLeaks. It can also be
+used for criminal organisations, but so is this true with cash, the problem is
+not the medium here, but the criminal organisations by themselves.
+
+Cryptocurrency is apolitical, in that it can help people of any party.
+Cryptocurrency helps revolutions, thanks to its censorship resistance.
+Cryptocurrency is the currency of the people.
+
 ## Conclusion.
 
 In conclusion, cryptocurrency should be viewed as the cash of the internet,