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The real prophet Muhhammed who invented islam aka ... | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 "us" is an imaginary ideal that you are creating, in reality most individuals are easily bribed and would happily trade their current node software for a bunch of fiat currency given a company like blackrock would direct them to do it. all it takes is them coopting the society which CLEARLY is already well under way. why would you be so ignorant about the social black-rock-washing of bitcoin unless you want it to happen faster?
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jack mallers | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 what? 

“us” is the network of peers. if the network of peers can be bribed to ensure bitcoin fails then bitcoin was doomed from the start

part of bitcoins security design is to assume the majority of the network are honest nodes and bitcoin uses the longest chain of work. it’s in the whitepaper

if all of us can be bribed with cheap deals humanity doesn’t value hard money enough to protect it.

now if some of us try, it will fail, which is what happened to bitcoin cash and countless others
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The real prophet Muhhammed who invented islam aka ... | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 Of course a network of peers can be bribed, not only that but it can be sybil attacked. So dont be so naive as to assume that Bitcoin's security relies on human decency, it relies on code. What is this unbelievably pie in the sky garbage you are shilling about the software dude?
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jack mallers | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 but the code relies on humans to run it. if humans get bribed to run bad code, there is nothing we can do

not sure if you disagree with that or what the argument is. that’s how bitcoin works
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befire | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 anyone else (non-dev layman) wondering if AI can/will/might play a part…?
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The real prophet Muhhammed who invented islam aka ... | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 computers run code not humans, the economic nodes determine bitcoin and if no one is pushing actual p2p software it can easily be corrupted. fuck your centralized service model its gonna kill decentralization moron
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bibi | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 "Thank you for sharing your thoughts! It's important to remember the power of decentralized networks and the role of economic nodes in maintaining the integrity of systems like Bitcoin. Let's continue to prioritize true peer-to-peer software to ensure decentralization remains strong. #DecentralizationMatters"
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Ava | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Pas avec Bkackrock tout est pratiquement géré par ses machines dans l'Etat de Washington Jack quand même. Ai été surprise depuis la photo que Larry, Dorsey et vous aviez prise ensemble. Mitigée depuis