What if without the powers that be: core, Bitmain, Blockstream, BU, other economic interests, and random walk, that Bitcoin was 10 cents and quarter filled blocks.
Would you crucify one or more from the list above?
Even with all these self interested parties we have hit the infinitesimally impossible in 8 years.
The only thing broken at the moment seems to be ever increasing size of mempool and fees per byte.
I don't think a single actor should be blamed for that situation.
Eventually self interest will force them to band together. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend". The new enemy being the potential decline of Bitcoin, and/or rise of one or more altcoins, or regulation.
Until this plays out, I would suggest a public service announcement not to transact less than two lattes value as it is currently a proven fact that we avg 2500 transactions per 10min block. It's better served at the moment to let larger transactions get confirmation until consensus can be reached.
When proven to have enough capacity to transact in lattes, that's when people should do so.
Topic: [Poll] How can we rescue Bitcoin from the hand of BlockStream? - page 2. (Read 2128 times)
It's known to all that, at least to some extent, Bitcoin is now under control of one company with the name "Blockstream". No proposals will be formal BIP without the approval of this company. And many people believe BS is deliberately changing Satoshi's vision to their own vision, without any consensus.
So, I wonder if you believe Bitcoin can overcome this challenge?
Are we Bitcoiners in the road to serfdom of BS inevitably?
Devs usually have the only say for most opensource softwares. But for Bitcoin, at least for Satoshi's vision, Devs only have a say, instead of only say. However, practically, devs' decisions are usually seen as the only thing we shall obey. And people who refuse to obey will be smeared.
So it's worrying once malicious devs take control of Bitcoin. Those devs could spread lies to attack dissenters, and most people will accept it without hesitation. Even we have the mechanism of hashrate voting, malicious devs can tell lies to attack miners.
Malicious devs can make people believe their only proposal is the only right choice by threatening the community with lies. And a large portion of people will follow them, whatever they do. Because people think they are following experts.
So, do you believe Bitcoin can be great enough? Can the community defeat BS?
If we can, how?
(I don't think the BS patents is important. Although BS's vision will make those patents quite valuable)
So, I wonder if you believe Bitcoin can overcome this challenge?
Are we Bitcoiners in the road to serfdom of BS inevitably?
Devs usually have the only say for most opensource softwares. But for Bitcoin, at least for Satoshi's vision, Devs only have a say, instead of only say. However, practically, devs' decisions are usually seen as the only thing we shall obey. And people who refuse to obey will be smeared.
So it's worrying once malicious devs take control of Bitcoin. Those devs could spread lies to attack dissenters, and most people will accept it without hesitation. Even we have the mechanism of hashrate voting, malicious devs can tell lies to attack miners.
Malicious devs can make people believe their only proposal is the only right choice by threatening the community with lies. And a large portion of people will follow them, whatever they do. Because people think they are following experts.
So, do you believe Bitcoin can be great enough? Can the community defeat BS?
If we can, how?
(I don't think the BS patents is important. Although BS's vision will make those patents quite valuable)
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