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March 16, 2016, 01:05:42 AM
Last edit: March 16, 2016, 01:27:46 AM by 600watt


No, it's not dishonest. It's stupid. He is saying a ship sails better with no captain, just randomly floating with the tides, winds and currents and whatever the sailors feel like doing at any given time.  He dismisses the concerns of the passengers, who don't just want to avoid icebergs and pirates, but actually have specific places to go.

Many of us are now just looking for a good opportunity to get off this floating madhouse.





i had come to the conclusion before that blocksize limit had to be raised fast and frequently. i did not understand for fuck sake, why core didnīt act. then came the blockstream narrative. those guys are on payrolls, they want to make a buck with new layers, crippling the original layer. ok, maybe. (i always thought new possible layers were welcomed and cheered by everyone). this interview made it easier for me to understand why core is so inert, almost academic.

and now you are saying that this is stupid. do i understand you right that the way bitcoin was maintained in the last 3 years was/is stupid, because there is no captain? you want another way of "governing" bitcoin. that is legitimate. as far as i understood it, there is none. do you believe the classic team will write safer code?

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