Damus
Zio Mc · 1w
I'm a knots node runner
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My point:

Argument: "Most people won't adopt it, therefore don't support it."

Why should the anticipated opinion of the majority determine my judgment?

If you believe BIP-110 is beneficial for Bitcoin, then its current popularity is a separate question from its merit.

Allowing your convictions to be determined by expected social acceptance is precisely how herd morality operates.

Yes, the numbers are against us. So what? If we believe this is the right direction, we should fight for it and discover whether the resistance can be overcome. The possibility of failure is not itself an argument against action.

At some point:
- Bitcoin itself was a tiny minority.
- The blocksize wars began with minorities on both sides.
- Every major philosophical, political, religious, or scientific shift started with people who lacked majority support.

If the standard is: "Do not pursue anything unless a majority already supports it," then no new majority can ever emerge.

The argument becomes circular:
You need majority support before you may seek majority support.

Support it because you judge it to be right, not because you expect it to win.
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