Detective Deft Defector on Nostr: The idea that mining pools, the socialisation of a proof of work protocol, even ...
The idea that mining pools, the socialisation of a proof of work protocol, even exists leads me to believe we lost the plot out the gate and that no matter how perfect a system is, human beings will actively find and employ new and inventive ways to fuck up a system. In a way, that's the innovation of #bitcoin. It's a system humans with various incentives and means can only fuck up so much.
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