102 sats \ 3 replies \ @TheBitcoinPhysio 7 Sep freebie \ on: What is the difference between permissionless and censorship resistant? bitcoin
When I don’t think about it they sound synonymous to me. However, when I think about it, my brain tells me they do differ… but I can’t explain it… so I must not understand the difference. Here’s my best go about it: Permissionless means I don’t need to ask anyone, and censorship resistance means nobody can change or hide or stop my thoughts / energy / money. So in theory something could be permissionless, but may not be censorship resisted?
Yes, that is almost where I came out: permissionless feels like it is about joining the network while censorship resistant feels like it is about behavior in the network. But it's easy to see how they could be synonymous.
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Can something truly be permissionless if it’s not censorship resistant? I feel like one has to be true for the other one to be true…
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Yeah, it's what makes me think they are synonymous. And yet it does seem like some people have a preference for one or the other and I'm curious if there is a strong feeling about the meanings that I'm not aware of.
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