0 sats \ 7 replies \ @elvismercury 3 Aug 2023 \ parent \ on: Someone Used Rewards Bug on Stacker.News to Withdraw 20M Sats bitcoin
Or we could say instead that for some things, you really do need the system to operate with only the assurances it technically provides; and for other things, you shouldn't be a raging asshole in the community you're theoretically a part of.
we are trying to adopt a trustless system, so if you made a mistake and the part that received the funds is adversarial you should take the loss - you can appeal to “community”, guilt or whatever you like, but there is nothing you can do to enforce a refund
“move fast and break things” works for fiat, not for bitcoin
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The system and technical affordances of btc are distinct from the norms and values of the SN community, or the moral principles that individuals should aspire to.
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so you are advocating trust
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Btc is a system of money. A community is a bunch of relationships. Just because the mechanics of how btc works doesn't allow the money to be clawed back doesn't mean that, as a member of the community, you shouldn't behave like a decent human being. It is two separate issues and value systems.
Btc is not an excuse to be a dick just because sometimes there are fewer consequences for doing so. Is this really such a foreign idea?
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Exactly, well said.
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it’s not foreign, it’s delusional - the dude that took the sats with him disagrees with your “community” assumptions
this is a news site, with open comments, and random actors
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I guess it is what we make it. I hope more people think like me than you.
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