Topic: Bitcoin = political? - page 3. (Read 2090 times)
Based on how it was initially created, it doesn't seem like there were political intentions. He could have just left that part out of the paper since it was irrelevant to the actual technology..
What does it matter what Satoshi intended it to be? It is what it is and the people will use it as they wish. Nobody can stop it now.
read the genesis block, read satoshi's bitcointalk posts. then you will see he was a libertarian.
but putting the person aside. bitcoin is just a protocol, with no soul or brain. bitcoin has no political view or intention. it simply links transactions. that is all.
only those PEOPLE around it with their beliefs make it political, religious or whatever.
so bitcoin is not political or religious, but the community is/can be.
but putting the person aside. bitcoin is just a protocol, with no soul or brain. bitcoin has no political view or intention. it simply links transactions. that is all.
only those PEOPLE around it with their beliefs make it political, religious or whatever.
so bitcoin is not political or religious, but the community is/can be.
We've all been calling Bitcoin a "libertarian" technology but what if Satoshi didn't really intend it to be? What if all the political stuff just came after Bitcoin went huge? Don't get me wrong, it's pretty sweet, but remember, it all started with a paper by Satoshi Nakamoto. http://bitcoinonmars.com/blog/is-bitcoin-political/
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