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jgbtc | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Feel free to make whatever intricate changes you want, just keep in mind us normal users decide whether to run the code or not.
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Cyber Seagull | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Not really. Miners can run code no "user" would even know about unless they looked/cared.
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jgbtc | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Oh my. Big blockers are back. You know about the block size war, right?
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hopper | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 How will you know what you decide to run if you can't understand it first hand ? You'll potentially get targeted by psyops and it's probably why there is so many non-technical people that have an opinion on the matter at the moment.

Being slow and thoughtful is a superpower when it comes to that level of engineering.
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Jameson Lopp | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Most people will run Bitcoin Core's rule set because it's the most reputable implementation by far.
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frphank | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 That's why PR 29778 needs to be merged into Core. Everyone else will pick it up from there.

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/29778
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jgbtc | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Basic critical thinking skills. Get info from different sources, compare, contrast, evaluate, try my best to understand. Humans have the capacity to reason about things without needing complete knowledge about every detail. Of course it's possible I could be led astray. This is always a risk. Blindly trusting the experts is also risky. All users should have strong opinions about changes to bitcoin. When someone tells me that my opinion isn't valid because I'm not a dev, that is a huge red flag. I have strong opinions about what software is running on my node. Devs need to accept this and sell me on upgrading, not dismiss it. Otherwise I will most certainly not be upgrading.
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hopper | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I'm not saying your opinion isn't valid. I was inviting people to step back and not react as if their lives were in danger.

Opinions on the topic are mostly emotional at the moment. There is no need to rush, bitcoin will not cease to work suddenly lol

Peace ✌️