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January 16, 2014, 03:53:01 PM |
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IMO it's always a good thing to have someone from the bitcoin community (especially someone with as much knowledge as Gavin) to try to educate people on the virtues of bitcoin.
I would argue it's even better if they talk about the benefits of bitcoin to someone you don't like or someone who might be anti bitcoin, because it's those people who need the most education on bitcoin.
Never anything wrong with talking about bitcoin.
"The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior". Applying this to the CFR, what would be the best possible outcome, in your eyes, from this meeting between CFR and Gavin.
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January 16, 2014, 04:12:19 PM |
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January 16, 2014, 04:42:39 PM |
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I may vote if this was a possibility Gavin, here is my advice:
1. Put up a sign with a giant middle finger on it. 2. Say nothing. 3. Leave the room.
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January 16, 2014, 05:03:25 PM |
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I may vote if this was a possibility Gavin, here is my advice:
1. Put up a sign with a giant middle finger on it. 2. Say nothing. 3. Leave the room.
And if they say 'Um Gavin, we already easily control over 51% of the hashing power, would you like to reconsider?'
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January 16, 2014, 05:34:35 PM |
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I may vote if this was a possibility Gavin, here is my advice:
1. Put up a sign with a giant middle finger on it. 2. Say nothing. 3. Leave the room.
And if they say 'Um Gavin, we already easily control over 51% of the hashing power, would you like to reconsider?' I was thinking he'd be out of there, anyway what is, is what is. So why not work within the guidelines. This is all quite humorous. For this Ideology and technology clash my guide on the subject is still Douglas Adams. He saw the shift coming over a decade before anyone.
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January 16, 2014, 05:39:37 PM |
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January 16, 2014, 05:48:43 PM |
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I find it strange how he and some others in the Bitcoin Foundation seemingly seek approval from the powers that be.
I don't find it strange, I find it sad.
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The printing press heralded the end of the Dark Ages and made the Enlightenment possible, but it took another three centuries before any country managed to put freedom of the press beyond the reach of legislators. So it may take a while before cryptocurrencies are free of the AML-NSA-KYC surveillance plague.
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January 16, 2014, 08:55:50 PM |
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ROCK ![Cool](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cool.gif) ... GAVIN ![Angry](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/angry.gif) ..... HARD PLACE ![Lips sealed](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/lipsrsealed.gif)
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January 16, 2014, 09:18:54 PM |
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I find it strange how he and some others in the Bitcoin Foundation seemingly seek approval from the powers that be.
I don't find it strange, I find it sad. Who says they’re seeking approval?
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January 16, 2014, 09:41:08 PM |
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he should speak to them.
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January 16, 2014, 11:02:28 PM |
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Here's a quote from Gavin: "I think the goals of this project are to create a better currency, create a more competitive and efficient international payment system, and give people more direct control over their finances. And I don't think any of those goals are incompatible with the goals of government." And here's a Satoshi quote: "Yes, [we will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography,] but we can win a major battle in the arms race and gain a new territory of freedom for several years. Governments are good at cutting off the heads of a centrally controlled networks like Napster, but pure P2P networks like Gnutella and Tor seem to be holding their own." No disagreement there, I guess ...
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January 17, 2014, 04:26:46 AM |
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He should go. He or bitcoin has nothing to hide. Go forth and educate the masses, spread the word!
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January 17, 2014, 04:33:10 AM |
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January 17, 2014, 01:23:47 PM |
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I think he should say, "hey guys, just thought I'd drop in and say hi. You and your corrupt brethren may not be around by this time next year so perhaps we can take a couple of photos for posterity...."
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January 17, 2014, 01:45:05 PM |
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Of course he should go, isn't that the point of the bitcoin foundation?
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January 18, 2014, 02:39:47 AM |
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January 18, 2014, 03:39:50 AM |
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So why not work within the guidelines.
Who's guidelines and what are those guidelines?
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January 18, 2014, 03:48:58 AM |
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So why not work within the guidelines.
Who's guidelines and what are those guidelines? They are 1) I believe he has accepted so he is going 2) they expect an appearance 3) a big cardboard finger is left in front of the mic while he excuses himself and leaves.
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January 18, 2014, 04:11:40 AM |
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So why not work within the guidelines.
Who's guidelines and what are those guidelines? They are 1) I believe he has accepted so he is going 2) they expect an appearance 3) a big cardboard finger is left in front of the mic while he excuses himself and leaves. Don't forget to include a caption that reads : "On behalf of the people of the world who you have enslaved, occupied and bombed... " ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
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January 18, 2014, 08:46:55 AM |
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You people are naive. I've said from day one there is no such thing as anonymous digital currencies and whatever digital currency is chosen as the global currency, it will be owned and controlled by the same powers who control money now, only they will use this new power of digital money to completely control the sheep masses who were too stupid to see this coming.
In other words, if Bitcoin doesn't play ball they will destroy it very easily via media propaganda and legislation and replace it with a different currency. There will never be anything like ZeroCoin in circulation and you can bet if Bitcoin were to adopt ZeroCoin it would be destroyed.
So stop asking silly questions. The real question is: will Gavin et al obey the govt and banks all the way and if they don't which coin will they choose as its replacement?
That is the only relevant question.
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