Again, you neglect the third option: someone who wants to send bitcoin but also wants to embed “arbitrary” data (which is, of course, not “arbitrary” to them, but essential, based on their sub...
I reject the 3rd option because it’s logically invalid. A and ~A
there cannot be two top priorities.
I either care most about how much bitcoin is being sent, and not care as much about whatever arbitrary data I add,
or
I don’t care as much about the bitcoin sent and care most about the data i add.
it’s either a monetary transaction that just so happens to have arbitrary data
or
it’s a non monetary transaction that just so happen to have some monetary data
it’s really not complicated
it’s a recognition not a calculation
there cannot be two top priorities.
I either care most about how much bitcoin is being sent, and not care as much about whatever arbitrary data I add,
or
I don’t care as much about the bitcoin sent and care most about the data i add.
it’s either a monetary transaction that just so happens to have arbitrary data
or
it’s a non monetary transaction that just so happen to have some monetary data
it’s really not complicated
it’s a recognition not a calculation
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