Rusty Russell on Nostr: Hmmmm, there are screeds of text I could throw here: nullc on Reddit, describing ...
Hmmmm, there are screeds of text I could throw here: nullc on Reddit, describing various things. But two examples:
1. He described Bitcoin upgrades as like carving from a block of granite, in that you can reveal new things within the space but you can't add things. This captures the counter-intuitive nature of soft forks, where rules can be added but not removed.
2. He pushed back against the idea that Bitcoin was inherently anti-fragile, with an understanding that we, ourselves, are what makes us so! If we all stop pushing (say, because we believe it's inherently resilient!), it fails.
In general, he rejects over-simplification, preferring to understand details. I appreciate that!
1. He described Bitcoin upgrades as like carving from a block of granite, in that you can reveal new things within the space but you can't add things. This captures the counter-intuitive nature of soft forks, where rules can be added but not removed.
2. He pushed back against the idea that Bitcoin was inherently anti-fragile, with an understanding that we, ourselves, are what makes us so! If we all stop pushing (say, because we believe it's inherently resilient!), it fails.
In general, he rejects over-simplification, preferring to understand details. I appreciate that!