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155 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Oct \ parent \ on: There is no perfect set of incentives bitcoin
On the other hand, we shouldn't be quick to assume that we understand everything that a particular aspect of bitcoin is doing for the whole system.
Popular election of senators was a change that many would like a do-over on, now that we have an unchecked federal government trampling all over the states.
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32 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 23 Oct
Agreed on the first point
Gotta think about the second
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29 sats \ 5 replies \ @Scoresby OP 23 Oct
Great point. It's possible to mess a system up by changing it, but it's certain to mess a system up if you never change it.
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59 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Oct
It's the G.K. Chesterton point: Don't tear down a fence, unless you fully understand why it was put up.
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25 sats \ 3 replies \ @Scoresby OP 23 Oct
Chesterton fences! Nobody ever talks about them anymore.
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106 sats \ 1 reply \ @denlillaapan 24 Oct
in my crowds they come up all the time (I suppose that means I -- and my friends -- are weirdos)
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby OP 24 Oct
Or people I'd like to get to know.
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25 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 23 Oct
Wise words from a wise man
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