...because they do not want to even attempt to work within existing systems and constantly engaged in threats and gamesmanship that attempt to exploit ways to scare people into their view....
That comes from all sides (even the pro-Core).
Do you* think it's a coincidence that the whole "Antbleed" thing (which no one thought was a thing when it was in the bajillion running S7s) became a thing in April (when all of this started "heating up")?
Do you think it's a coincidence that the whole "covert ASICBoost" thing became a thing around the same time (when all of this started "heating up")?
Do you think it's a coincidence that
no one worried about the whole "covert ASICBoost" thing when Bitmain introduced the S9 and, literally, advertised that S9s were "ASICBoost ready"?
Do you think it's a coincidence that now that certain parties need to make Bitmain out to be the "bad guy", you can't read a thread without seeing "Bitmain ....covert ASICBoost"?
Do you think it's a coincidence that not one pool, other than Bitmain, has been accused of "covert ASICBoost" (even though Bitmain's patent covers production and
anyone can purchase pool-side usage rights and perform "covert ASICBoost")?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not pro-Bitmain; however, I am pro-honesty and it's honestly disingenuous to ignore the fact that Bitmain has been the target of well timed, well planned "gamesmanship" attacks from the Core/pro-Core end of the spectrum.
*you in the generic sense - meaning any reader
It is not just Bitmain & co. There is too much anti-china going on, which i suspect it is down to envy because they have cheap electricity. It's weird that envy is common on this forum when libertarians generally don't do envy, socialists do.
Uhhh no! They do not have the cheapest electricity. They have a nearly unlimited supply of cheap human labor (slave labor perhaps), lack of regulation, centralized government control, disrespect for human rights, no business culture, copy and counterfeit everything under the sun, corruption at all levels of society....shall I go on?
The Chinese don't give a shit about bitcoin on an ideological level. For them it's just another money making tool used as part of their great national get rich or die trying campaign. The antics of Jihan and Co. (he really should start his own bank and call it that, then he can be the next Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, etc) proves that they will do whatever is necessary to secure their economic success even if it means that his actions will hurt other bitcoin users!
So if it seems that there may be some "anti-China" going on, do you not perhaps think that some of it is rightfully deserved? It's not about hate it's just being 100% honest and real about things. It's kind of ironic that the hardware to secure the world's best example of a decentralized monetary system is being built in a country with a strong centralized control. Oh Universe, you are not without your weird sense of humour.
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