You mean the ssh backdoor thru xz-utils?
Yes, you where alerted. But just because there are enough vigilant people who keep a close eye on their IT. People who do this are part of a minority.
My train of thought goes like the following:
1) If less people trust the central banking and instead shift their funds to Bitcoin, they trust just another elite (not bankers, but coders).
2) the Bitcoin infrastructure runs on servers. controlled by people, maintained by people and the tools provided by people. This is the new elite and it is a minority.
3) you cannot take this for granted. Neither that the IT guys will remain always vigilant, nor do we know about the backdoors we weren't alerted to.
Bitcoinization puts a high burden on the new elite (the coders, you and I). Because everyone uses software, but only a small amount is paranoid enough to not blindly trust the electronic devices. these devices are now not only used to shitpost on the internet anymore, but also used to manage life's savings.
I am not sure if we know that we're getting ennobled. For example: concerning technology, my non techie friends won't go into this depth, but rather trust my judgement of what technology to use. I also can just understand the devices I use to a certain degree. After that comes trust in the judgement of other people. I can only hope that I trust in the right people and not get betrayed, because downstream from my decisions are my friends who trust my judgement.
#btc #bitcoin
Mark
npub1h4…8f8g7
2024-04-09 10:32:38
in reply to nevent1q…jfyj
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