> The reality is that if you scaled up the bitcoin system linearly so it provided as much transaction capacity as Visa... it would require a number of times more power than the entire world produces Scaling Bitcoin's…
It is deceptive to say 'I don't understand' when what you mean is 'I disagree.' Your central argument is: 'You offer a service to everyone. I already have that service. Therefore you are not creating value'
> But I don't think you should go around telling people that a keto diet will cure them of their psychosis They didn't say this. They described their own experience. Read their message again. You are, in fact,…
I agree. If I'm not mistaken the name comes from Ahimsa [1]. So, Communication for Non-Violence and Compassion might be more accurate. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahimsa
Why do you hate being alive? Do you experience a net suffering? Why hate humans? Is it an ethical issue or something else or multiple things?
Do you agree that if a nation is successfully invaded its currency will lose its integrity? Do you agree that defense against invasion requires an adequate military or agreements with nations with adequate militaries?…
Do you have an example of a nation failing to repel an invasion yet maintaining the integrity of its currency?
Threats to national sovereignty such as invasion.
Militarily robust sovereignty is necessary but not sufficient for the integrity of a fiat currency. Governments such as Iceland borrow military power through international agreements.
> It moves it into trusting the protocol design, trusting the implementation of the clients, trusting your local hardware and OS to not be compromised These are not central parties and they present risks with anything…
These are two claims popular with proponents of competing cryptocurrencies and contentious scaling roadmaps that have been rejected by the developer community. The claims have been refuted and generally aren't taken…
(1) Not trust is bad, but how much trust and in whom and for what. (2) Not inflation is bad, but trusting others to choose the value of your money. (3) Cryptocurrency exchanges are not Bitcoin - just as a Stock Exchange…
The inventor said it well: "The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that's required to make it work. The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies…
“Capitalism is the fullest expression of anarchism, and anarchism is the fullest expression of capitalism. Not only are they compatible, but you can't really have one without the other. True anarchism will be…
> The reality is that if you scaled up the bitcoin system linearly so it provided as much transaction capacity as Visa... it would require a number of times more power than the entire world produces Scaling Bitcoin's…
It is deceptive to say 'I don't understand' when what you mean is 'I disagree.' Your central argument is: 'You offer a service to everyone. I already have that service. Therefore you are not creating value'
> But I don't think you should go around telling people that a keto diet will cure them of their psychosis They didn't say this. They described their own experience. Read their message again. You are, in fact,…
I agree. If I'm not mistaken the name comes from Ahimsa [1]. So, Communication for Non-Violence and Compassion might be more accurate. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahimsa
Why do you hate being alive? Do you experience a net suffering? Why hate humans? Is it an ethical issue or something else or multiple things?
Do you agree that if a nation is successfully invaded its currency will lose its integrity? Do you agree that defense against invasion requires an adequate military or agreements with nations with adequate militaries?…
Do you have an example of a nation failing to repel an invasion yet maintaining the integrity of its currency?
Threats to national sovereignty such as invasion.
Militarily robust sovereignty is necessary but not sufficient for the integrity of a fiat currency. Governments such as Iceland borrow military power through international agreements.
> It moves it into trusting the protocol design, trusting the implementation of the clients, trusting your local hardware and OS to not be compromised These are not central parties and they present risks with anything…
These are two claims popular with proponents of competing cryptocurrencies and contentious scaling roadmaps that have been rejected by the developer community. The claims have been refuted and generally aren't taken…
(1) Not trust is bad, but how much trust and in whom and for what. (2) Not inflation is bad, but trusting others to choose the value of your money. (3) Cryptocurrency exchanges are not Bitcoin - just as a Stock Exchange…
The inventor said it well: "The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that's required to make it work. The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies…
“Capitalism is the fullest expression of anarchism, and anarchism is the fullest expression of capitalism. Not only are they compatible, but you can't really have one without the other. True anarchism will be…