Satoshi among us - for those of you not aware of his (/her) legacy in this forum

[Kryptowerk]

If you you want to understand Satoshi's true intention for Bitcoin and speak like him without ever going through his posts or reading Bitcoin Whitepaper, you need to know few things:
1. You need to know The Bitcoin principles and what problems they seek to solve.
2. Or understand what foundation Bitcoin is built on
3. Then let everthing you develop or problems you solve in crypto space be consistently based on the foundation. And you will understand Satoshi and his intention for Bitcoin.

More great things will begin to happen to you when you build on the Bitcoin foundation, you will begin to accurately say things Satoshi said before even without ever reading about them. And Bitcoin will obey you as you have become its Master .  For example, if I say Bitcoin move to $17,000 as its Master, it will.

Agreed on your 3 points. Someone that comes to mind, who really did a great job of just explaining what the true core of Bitcoin is is/was Andreas Antonopoulos. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWCJCWOxBYSi5DhCieLOLQ)
His output has stopped for quite a few months now, but I think most that can be found is still relevant. Interestingly enough Andreas was always doing a good job of not overemphasizing Satoshis role and trying to focus more on what Bitcoin can do now and where it could be headed in the future. A good approach imho.

Generally nice to see that a lot of folks seem to already have had some exposure either to the Whitepaper or Satoshis posts.

[Darker45]

Sometimes it's quite ironic that many of those who came early because they saw something in Bitcoin were also those who sell early probably because their sense of foresight proved to be shortsighted.

It is. But I doubt anyone (not even Satoshi) could have imagined that bitcoin would be worth thousands of dollars one day back in the days when it was still trading for a few bucks. The network's features, the way the blockchain works, and the problems it was set out to solve are just one side of the coin. Those things were there when bitcoin was worth $6, just like they were there when it exploded to $60.000. The speculative price or the "premium on top", like franky likes to call it, is not something that can be predicted.   

Yeah, those speculative prices are probably beyond prediction. But aren't those also somehow implied very early on when Satoshi himself/herself/themselves, for example, acknowledged the possibility that Bitcoin could get really "huge" and that "6.8 billion people" would only be sharing a maximum of 21 millions coins? Or when Satoshi somehow advised to "get some in case it catches on?" Or perhaps when Hal somehow imagined the possibility that each coin could reach as high as $10 million?

I mean, would you be selling or abandon or forget your coins if you already saw Bitcoin's potential right from the start? Or even probably shared Satoshi or Hal's vision of Bitcoin's potential scenario in the future?

Or perhaps those who came early had doubts of Bitcoin's future that they're very much willing to dump their coins as soon as the price hit half a dollar each? Or perhaps some of them, though running Bitcoin, aren't really serious or didn't really see the potential of Bitcoin that they didn't care about their coins.

[Kryptowerk]

Sometimes it's quite ironic that many of those who came early because they saw something in Bitcoin were also those who sell early probably because their sense of foresight proved to be shortsighted.

It is. But I doubt anyone (not even Satoshi) could have imagined that bitcoin would be worth thousands of dollars one day back in the days when it was still trading for a few bucks. The network's features, the way the blockchain works, and the problems it was set out to solve are just one side of the coin. Those things were there when bitcoin was worth $6, just like they were there when it exploded to $60.000. The speculative price or the "premium on top", like franky likes to call it, is not something that can be predicted.   

Yeah, those speculative prices are probably beyond prediction. But aren't those also somehow implied very early on when Satoshi himself/herself/themselves, for example, acknowledged the possibility that Bitcoin could get really "huge" and that "6.8 billion people" would only be sharing a maximum of 21 millions coins? Or when Satoshi somehow advised to "get some in case it catches on?" Or perhaps when Hal somehow imagined the possibility that each coin could reach as high as $10 million?

I mean, would you be selling or abandon or forget your coins if you already saw Bitcoin's potential right from the start? Or even probably shared Satoshi or Hal's vision of Bitcoin's potential scenario in the future?

Or perhaps those who came early had doubts of Bitcoin's future that they're very much willing to dump their coins as soon as the price hit half a dollar each? Or perhaps some of them, though running Bitcoin, aren't really serious or didn't really see the potential of Bitcoin that they didn't care about their coins.

It's funny because I read a few times it really doesn't matter too much who Satoshi actually is. Bitcoin is out there now and it already has had an impact on society and economy and will continue to do so even more in the next decade.
However, this is one of the super interesting thoughts, what does he think now, what did he think when he created it. If he is indeed the kind of genious that he has been praised to be, I agree and he probably saw the potential for BTC to reach 1M per coin or even more.
So, if that is the case, and if he was mostly ideologically driven, not monetarily, it would also make sense to abandon / not touch his coins, keys for so long. Maybe he even destroyed his priv keys on purpose.

[Dave1]

Two questions:
1. Were you aware of this simple fact? - If yes, have you ever read a Satoshi post before?

Yes, I do and from time to time I will have to go back and read his posts because some of them are still applicable even if he suddenly disappears (which is understandable).

Like this one: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=532.msg6306#msg6306

" If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry."

2. Did you ever take a look at the Bitcoin whitepaper? - If not, will you do so now?

Yes, but I have to admit that in the beginning, it's hard to understand but that's where this community comes in as you can search or even ask questions if you have doubts about the WP.

[nullama]

I like to read from time to time the original messages.

Here you can find all the messages in an easy to browse way:

https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org

They also have links to the early emails, and the source code.

It's a great window to the past, and you can get an idea of the foundation of Bitcoin.

Highly recommended reading.

[Kryptowerk]

I like to read from time to time the original messages.

Here you can find all the messages in an easy to browse way:

https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org

They also have links to the early emails, and the source code.

It's a great window to the past, and you can get an idea of the foundation of Bitcoin.

Highly recommended reading.

Uh, I love this - merci beaucoup!
Already shared this link to some collegues and friends, great resource.

So I'd assume your answer to both of my questions is a clear yes.
Great to see again, that many folks seem to be familiar with some of Satoshis output. (even though it's of course a very biased lense looking through a bitcointalk post).

[Desmong]

I had read about the Bitcoin whitepaper and that is where I saw some certain things Satoshi Nakamoto wrote about Bitcoin and how is it meant to work. The Bitcoin market started like a seed that would never germinate but now we were all wrong about the entire Market mostly for those that thought Bitcoin was a scam. Things are growing faster than we think and we hope for better days.

[ChiBitCTy]

You know I never even thought about making a post like this as I just assumed that most people knew that Satoshi's posts can be seen here, but I can see there are plenty of people who didn't know this and likely will continue to find this out thanks to this post.

I have read through everything Satoshi has written here.  There's a few of his posts in particular that I really like (like his proposal for 3rd party-less escrow using cryptography/smart contracts).  I've of course seen the white paper too.  All must reads!

[dansus021]

Hahahah yes satoshi are among us, but I also believe that satoshi whether is a person or a group of people still active or at least watch this forum. maybe creating new user and talk to you guys. and also satoshi might have wallet address that we don't know right

[nullama]

The white paper is very short, 9 pages in total including references, anyone interested in Bitcoin should read it. It's available here: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

Now, if someone wants to read it but wants some background to it, I recommend getting this book:

https://ignota.org/products/the-white-paper

It's basically a printed version of the white paper, plus some background about Bitcoin, and each part of the white paper is explained for the general population.

I enjoyed reading the white paper from a physical book, feels a bit nicer than reading a pdf on a computer, plus the book is a nice short read that explains why Bitcoin is important.

[Kryptowerk]

The white paper is very short, 9 pages in total including references, anyone interested in Bitcoin should read it. It's available here: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

Now, if someone wants to read it but wants some background to it, I recommend getting this book:

https://ignota.org/products/the-white-paper

It's basically a printed version of the white paper, plus some background about Bitcoin, and each part of the white paper is explained for the general population.

I enjoyed reading the white paper from a physical book, feels a bit nicer than reading a pdf on a computer, plus the book is a nice short read that explains why Bitcoin is important.

Another great link, thank you.
At some point may create a link list for Bitcoin-interested individuals, already had a nice collection before and recently got more and more great resources and recommendations.

I am certain it will be already within this century, that we see the Bitcoin whitepaper printed in schoolbooks. - Ofc it belongs in any good economics class, but could also be a good starting point for some interesting computer-science or math classes.
A lot of good stuff to come. :)

[BitcoinMoses]

I wonder when satoshi’s real identity will be released? I wonder if someone or some agency is withholding his access to his coins?

There are many people out there wondering about it same as you except me.  The last point of your comment about 'some one' or some agency - No Comment.