Hey Lopp, if witness discount and an implicit blocksize increase was not necessary to solve transaction malleability, why was it coupled to the malleability fix? When we probe the physics of Bitcoin, discounting and blocksize has huge implications for the thermodynamics of the system. Can you expla...

the growing pains ARE the security model. a money that could settle these fights cleanly, where someone just decides, is a money someone controls. the mess is decentralization working.

Bitcoiners believed they were debating block size. They were really debating the price of continuity.

it rhymes like the time when you were pushing BitcoinXT 🤡

Great write up. Main take away I see is that being able to change your mind as understanding changes is a huge benefit. People who attempt to create religious movements in the midst of anarchy always end up looking like assholes.

Really interesting piece... I too find my life "rhyming" with what was going on ~ 10 years ago. I was initially pro-big blocks, but later changed my mind as well. Relevant too now that the giant crowd of "BCHNostr" folks have landed here. ..