dvdc on Nostr: There will always be a difference between what *can* be done and what *should* be ...

There will always be a difference between what *can* be done and what *should* be done.

Saying something should be done (i.e., “do what is best for Bitcoin”) implies an objective purpose for Bitcoin. Saying something can be done acknowledges agency in how the protocol is used.

It is clear from the original creator and reason that Bitcoin is meant to be decentralized sound money. It also has a known limitation (the block size) that means most of the population will never be able to interact directly with it. If what someone is doing isn't for the purpose of allowing the most people to hold sound money (so it remains decentralized), then it shouldn't be done even if the protocol allows it to be done.