Autor: Tim Patrick Data: Dla: System undo crew Temat: Re: [unSYSTEM] The Man Who Really Built Bitcoin. Who cares about
Satoshi Nakamoto? Someone else has made Bitcoin what it is and has the most
power over its destiny.
Gavin always struck me as a bloody boring man.
On Friday, August 15, 2014, Jaromil <jaromil@???> wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2014, Amir Taaki wrote:
>
> >
> http://www.technologyreview.com/news/527051/the-man-who-really-built-bitcoin/ >
> OMG what rubbish.
>
> Bitcoin as any other newborn currency system would be nothing without
> values that are shared by many people, many more than a single community
> even. this is no news for anyone even mildly approaching the field of
> currency design.
>
> Besides that, there are some evident and very strong reasons why Bitcoin
> specifically made its success, which are bound to political events that
> might be uncomfortable to mention for some, yet are very evident, among
> them the Wikileaks financial blockade.
>
> What Gavin shows really is that noone is really important in Bitcoin: if
> someone as boring as him can be on top of maintainership for so long and
> representing a figure that is obviously easy to replicate. he could be
> substituted any time by someone as boring and conservative, since that
> is also the best behaviour to cover up mediocrity.
>
> I'm quite offended by this rewriting of history and mystification.
> I guess I'm not alone with that.
>
>
> > “I hope in 10 years that Bitcoin is really boring.”
> >
> > hehehe i hope not
>
> ahah what a quote. Suits him very well.
>
> ciao
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