Bitcoin in the next decade

[elman007]

Would government fold their hands and not try to make devs push a protocol that would favour them? I doubt, I understand we have miners and full nodes for checks and the open source process and peer review make covert protocol changes difficult. But we can't deny that Dev still have some influence (I used them as example since they are smaller in numbers).

I've also want to question about this, because it's unlikely the government will sit idly by and watch this happen naturally, and there will certainly be political pressure that could influence developers to push protocols that benefit them. But seeing Bitcoin grow and become so widely adopted, perhaps some investors never care about how this happens because they're focused on how investing can lead them to financial freedom. I also want to ask if this could impact Bitcoin's future trajectory, as more government intervention usually leads to bias, and they don't support decentralization.

If the government really thinks that it will impose its rules and regulations on developers, especially regarding Bitcoin, then the government is in a state of delusion. Because Bitcoin is decentralized, the government or the state has no right to impose its laws. If the government has such a thought, then it is in a state of delusion. Bitcoin was created to survive government-based texts or oppression. So I think it is better for the government not to impose any tax texts or oppression on developers with Bitcoin.

[slaman29]

I tend to be more proactive than you slaman29 - yet of course, each conversation will depend on the person and whether they are asking questions or if I am telling them about bitcoin and they are not asking any questions. 

If we end up having a longer conversation in which I have gotten  to the point of suggesting that they buy bitcoin, then I will make sure to say that they are completely responsible for their own investment choices.. and I will say that they should probably study bitcoin, even after they have already decided to buy some. I will also tend to warn them about shitcoins, whether the topic of shitcoin comes up or not, I will warn them not to get involved in shitcoins.  ...and yeah if we are talking about ways that they might source their coins, I might have to ask them if they already know about ways to source their coins....

I can totally understand and respect this coming from you, who I know to be much more familiar and knowledgeable, with good substance backing your words.

For me it is a bit of bad experience from the past, that makes me question my own confidence and credibility plus also just some very very bad personal memories during forex trading days that some friends blamed me even until today. It didn't matter right or wrong they still blamed me.

Like you, I definitely do more warning especially about altcoins, and even about trading (that they must be prepared to start from losing position).

Sometimes especially even in forum here I cannot help myself, to be proactive in warning people. Especially when they sound so excited like they found a method or a strategy or a loophole etc etc. It reminds me of myself in my early days