[HN Gopher] Bitcoin myths: immutability, decentralisation, and t...
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Bitcoin myths: immutability, decentralisation, and the cult of "21
million"
Author : davidgerard
Score : 3 points
Date : 2021-06-27 22:24 UTC (36 minutes ago)
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| celticninja wrote:
| David Gerard is an odd person, he spends a lot of time discussing
| something he evidently hates. I expect in part it is because he
| makes a living from it. I used to read his stuff for an
| alternative viewpoint ( a lot of bitcoin news sites and articles
| are obviously the other side of this coin), but it really isn't
| anything new any more and I don't think he can think of anything
| new to write about it either. Bitcoin has been around for over a
| decade and the technology hasn't changed much in that time, so
| what else is there to say about it at this stage, other than to
| criticize the same issues in different words.
| aazaa wrote:
| This article is a mishmash of criticisms that have already been
| voiced countless times already. It's a medley of mediocre
| critiques.
|
| A better approach would have been to tackle one of these "myths"
| and explain the misconception more convincingly than it has been
| explained before. Or at least to approach the critique from a
| unique vantage point.
| celticninja wrote:
| As I said in my other comment, the author is just trying to get
| page views for criticisms that have already been raised,
| usually by the author in previous posts. There is nothing new
| here.
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