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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 4 Oct \ parent \ on: nLocktime.. is hard fork inevitable? bitcoin_beginners
Do you really think or have proof that the romans were thinking that their viaducts last 2000 years?
I doubt it. They just want to have water... now.
You do not build something today so you think som,ebody in 100 or 1000 years will still use it.
You build it for YOURSELF to use it today, as a necessity.
What comes next hundreds of years is their problem not yours.
If the only concern was "water...now" you'd have thrown up any old ditch or piping and called it a day. Of course it would be long gone by now.
Numerous other examples exist. Bazalgette over-engineered his sewerage system in London such that large parts of it still function perfectly well today despite the growth of the city. Even having the foresight to include secondary tunnels for other infrastructure alongside the sewers. It's over 150 years old but was carefully thought out, properly built and designed to work beyond a tiny lifespan.
If people believe bitcoin is to be a system used well into the future, it makes sense to engineer it thoughtfully and robustly.
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