On 09/19/2015 12:27 AM, NxtChg wrote: >> This is extremely naive. At a minimum, getting popular/successful (and >> regulated) is the formula for regulatory capture. > > Let me give you an example. > > Suppose you are a regular guy, say Peter Todd, and you are faced with 10 > policemen in anti-riot gear. > > You can fight them in two ways: > > 1. become stronger, so you could provide an adequate response, either by > turning into Hulk or by getting another 30-50 Peter Todds.
Your vision of censorship resistance is to become such a strong central authority that you can resist it in direct physical confrontation. If you succeed at this, you are the threat. > 2. lose some fat, learn a few parkour tricks and move around mostly by night > behind dumpsters. And your alternative is to lurk in dark corners. The inability to see another option is the inability to understand what Satoshi created. e
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