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melvincarvalho | 4 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Bitcoin has a conservative approach to change, as there is a social-contract with a userbase who value stability.  Not really stated in that post, is that bitcoin's developement strategy, while not perfect, has been one of the most successful in the history of open source.  And that's a reason why people put their trust in it.
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1440000bytes | 3 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 You should get involved in bitcoin protocol development and bitcoin core to understand some of the things shared in the post.

Everything looks good from outside. It's the same for every open source project.
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melvincarvalho | 3 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I totally get it. We actually helped set up all the structures you see today, including the BIPs, specifically to prevent Gavin from swaying consensus in favor of the foundation and adjacent VCs. Plenty of developers want change—the first one I remember was Mike Hearn. Mike quit Bitcoin because things weren't moving fast enough for him, and I wish he hadn't. Bitcoin isn't perfect, but it's hard to argue that it's not a successful project. Honestly, we've yet to scratch the surface of what Bitcoin can do, and there's always going to be a vocal group pushing for change.

On that note, Nostr is a project that's really well-suited for change and innovation. That's one of the reasons we created it—as an outlet for people who want to use Taproot in a more developer-friendly environment. While innovation on Nostr has slowed down a lot, it's still a better place to push for new ideas.