Kirk on Nostr: The larger threat to Bitcoin is not core devs adopting a central planner mentality ...
The larger threat to Bitcoin is not core devs adopting a central planner mentality and trying to force through an aggressive protocol change.
It's a lack of experienced developers familiar with the codebase, who are capable (and willing) to do deep code review on even the smallest updates.
The inflation bug of 2018, for instance, was not the result of some radical soft fork. It was the result of a minor optimization to bitcoin core that got merged with barely anyone looking at it.
Central planners are easy for even most non-technical bitcoiner to spot. What few seem to grasp is that by creating a culture that is hostile to developers - that treats every core dev as though they are an attack on bitcoin - you end up with insufficiently reviewed and maintained, yet vitally important software. The worst of all worlds.
What we should do is welcome developers with open arms, assume good intentions, and trust ourselves to be able to spot anyone developing a Mike Hearn complex.
It's a lack of experienced developers familiar with the codebase, who are capable (and willing) to do deep code review on even the smallest updates.
The inflation bug of 2018, for instance, was not the result of some radical soft fork. It was the result of a minor optimization to bitcoin core that got merged with barely anyone looking at it.
Central planners are easy for even most non-technical bitcoiner to spot. What few seem to grasp is that by creating a culture that is hostile to developers - that treats every core dev as though they are an attack on bitcoin - you end up with insufficiently reviewed and maintained, yet vitally important software. The worst of all worlds.
What we should do is welcome developers with open arms, assume good intentions, and trust ourselves to be able to spot anyone developing a Mike Hearn complex.