SLObit on Nostr: Sorry for late reply. Appreciate the explanation. The case for it weakening bitcoin ...
Sorry for late reply. Appreciate the explanation. The case for it weakening bitcoin seems to be that it incrementally makes running a node more expensive because more space is required. Harder to remain decentralized long term.
I’m open to hearing a rebuttal to that. I agree with you on the point of permissionless is of utmost importance. But I’m on the fence about impact to nodes.
Seems question though is not should we change bitcoin, but rather simply whether I choose to disassociate with those that promote these things for a couple reasons. First, possibly for the incremental harm to decentralization through higher node requirements. Second, because it may to cause financial harm to others when we’re trying to get them safely to bitcoin.
When you are arguing with people over this I think you’re sometimes thinking they are asking to change bitcoin when in fact they are just social shaming. One is an attack on bitcoin being permission-less. The other is free speech shaming. I’m with you fighting against the former and I also support the latter.
An analogy would be, I think drugs should be legal. If you sell drugs to addicts, I think you’re a shitty person.
I’m open to hearing a rebuttal to that. I agree with you on the point of permissionless is of utmost importance. But I’m on the fence about impact to nodes.
Seems question though is not should we change bitcoin, but rather simply whether I choose to disassociate with those that promote these things for a couple reasons. First, possibly for the incremental harm to decentralization through higher node requirements. Second, because it may to cause financial harm to others when we’re trying to get them safely to bitcoin.
When you are arguing with people over this I think you’re sometimes thinking they are asking to change bitcoin when in fact they are just social shaming. One is an attack on bitcoin being permission-less. The other is free speech shaming. I’m with you fighting against the former and I also support the latter.
An analogy would be, I think drugs should be legal. If you sell drugs to addicts, I think you’re a shitty person.