51 sats \ 3 replies \ @OriginalSize 1 Nov \ on: I want to talk about the Blocksize Wars bitcoin
Like you I'm always on the lookout for credible attacks on BTC. I listened to the arguments and was not convinced. At a certain point there's diminishing returns to subject yourself to the same old whatever. I mean have they come up with a new argument since say 2020? Clearly there's a cost in terms of time but what's been the benefit?
I agree.
But I'm concerned that, after 1.5 decades, "the creature" is no closer to being destroyed. In fact, it appears to have found a way to benefit from our revolution.
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When we are always talking with the same group of people, we isolate of the real world, it's no easy to destroy "the creature" but the reality is that not too many merchants are accepting bitcoin and that is the first step, it's hard work to onboar people that way but it's the only one.
If we as a society continue to follow "the creature" ways we are playing their game, opt out is the only solution, buy/sell in bitcoin, accept it and replace all your normal fiat behavior with new paths.
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Merchant adoption was happening at the fastest rate we've ever seen, back in 2015, during the block size war. It's not hard to imagine a world where the entire globe would have adopted Bitcoin if that had been allowed to continue.
But it was stunted.
I believe it was stunted for good reason. But I want to hear what those reasons were by the people involved at that time. I want a trial. Roger Ver has accused them of treason, let's have a trial.
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