395 sats \ 3 replies \ @beorange 15 Mar \ on: What would you do if Bitcoin died tomorrow? bitcoin
It would suck, but I think we would have to start again from scratch.
The thing is you can always kill an implementation, but you cannot kill an idea, only delay it.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @freetx 15 Mar
Yes, its a bit like asking. Imagine there was a massive EMP strike that hit the entire world and fried all electronics.
It would be a total disaster and yes probably 90% of the population would die. HOWEVER, our rebuild would be much quicker than the ~200,000 years it took us to get here. Because we now know that electricity, lights, telephones are a thing. Building a telephone is 100x easier than discovering the concept.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @_stacktoshi 15 Mar
Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea... and ideas are bulletproof.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OneOneSeven 15 Mar
What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm?
An idea.
Resilient... highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate.
-Cobb Inception
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