A lot of idealistic coders think that by explaining the technical reasoning, they can get people on their side of the argument.
I get why. In technical circles, there really is often one best practice and you can arrive at consensus through explaining the nuances of the issue, though that happens far less often than is believed.
But this current argument really isn't a technical one. It's a social, monetary and economic one and no amount of technical nuance-splaining is going to get consensus. I applaud the effort, but the higher level question that we're all really fighting about is this:
What is Bitcoin?
Is it money? Or is it money and ...?
jimmysong /
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2025-05-06 18:47:15
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