Thoughts from Russia on the block size situation and Blockstream

[turvarya]

What a ridiculous and ignorant comparison.

We're talking about code. Not politics. GTFO

In the case of Bitcoin, code is synonymous with politics. Code is law, Bitcoin is a social contract. Consensus is a form of democracy, and the fundamental protocol rules are like a constitution.

"Bitcoin is a social contract"

"Consensus is a form of democracy"

Have we officially gone full retard?

Take your Rousseau socialism elsewhere won't ya?

The only retarded think is to think, that Bitcoin development is a pure rational thing. Have you ever read reddit posts from your beloved Core developers? Do you really think, they are purely rational without any human fault? Are you aware that the term "consensus" was used in politics long before PCs were invented?
For sure, there is politics in Software Development, just denying that fact, doesn't make it go away.

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[tvbcof]

Authoritarians (blockstreamers and their cheerleaders) hate competition. They love rulers and imperatives:

"We don't need democracy!"
"GTFO" (brg444)

I suppose that is why they open source their work?  Doh!

And they hate Switzerland. (tvbcof)

Actually, I mostly dislike nationalists who have a blind eye to any problems that their nation has and constantly hammer on one perceived positive which, as likely as not, exists mostly in name only.  Just like 'democracy' in the U.S. for all intents and purposes.

[Zarathustra]

Authoritarians (blockstreamers and their cheerleaders) hate competition. They love rulers and imperatives:

"We don't need democracy!"
"GTFO" (brg444)

I suppose that is why they open source their work?  Doh!

And they hate Switzerland. (tvbcof)

Actually, I mostly dislike nationalists who have a blind eye to any problems that their nation has and constantly hammer on one perceived positive which, as likely as not, exists mostly in name only.  Just like 'democracy' in the U.S. for all intents and purposes.

I am neither a nationalist nor a globalist. I postulate anarchism. But I know also that direct democracy is not as bad as the indirect version.

[Westin Landon Cox]

These "bitcoin is a democracy" people scare me. Is there a way we can get them to go away?

[brg444]

These "bitcoin is a democracy" people scare me. Is there a way we can get them to go away?

It's a wonder they don't accuse Satoshi of authoritarianism for not having people vote for what should've gotten into Bitcoin.

"DEVELOPER CENTRALIZATIONSS!!!!"

[Zarathustra]

These "bitcoin is a democracy" people scare me. Is there a way we can get them to go away?

Yes, happy slaves (masochists) are dead scared when they get a vote.

[hdbuck]

These "bitcoin is a democracy" people scare me. Is there a way we can get them to go away?

Yes, happy slaves (masochists) are dead scared when they get a vote.

but fork off already kiddos.

cant wait for january.