Could A Severe "Attack" On Bitcoin Possibly Be A Good Thing???

[gigabytecoin]

"The people" generally do not like governments and/or other powerful entities interfering in free markets.

If anybody did attempt to gain more than 50% computing/node power of the network in order to sabotage it... (meaning it was a significant game changing idea).

A headline like that could make the new york times.

[ryepdx]

Of course, if some organized trolling group decided to do it for shits and giggles in our infancy, we'd kinda' be out of luck.

[gigabytecoin]

there is no such thing as bad publicity

Exactly what I was thinking.

It could be a great "call to action" for everybody to join forces with bitcoin and run their generator client 24/7.

[Mahkul]

I like this idea.

[comboy]

related: http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3198.msg44882

I'd rather have secure bitcoins than a headline.

[no to the gold cult]

"The people" generally do not like governments and/or other powerful entities interfering in free markets.

Wow.  Are you seeing the world through Hayek-spectacles?

[Jered Kenna (TradeHill)]

related: http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3198.msg44882

I'd rather have secure bitcoins than a headline.

I'm worried people (possibly myself) would think "if it happened once it can happen again, or worse" which is somewhat true. Calling something safe / uncrackable / unsinkable / whatever is always asking for trouble. With that being said I'd prefer btc to something that is just straight out manipulated like the USD