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Jameson Lopp · 1w
Aside from the metaphor making no sense, the goal of BIP-110 is a soft fork rather than a chain split / hard fork. Even if there is a chain split there won't be replay protection. Thus you're spewing ...
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The comparison makes sense to me. I can be confident on something without putting money on the line, and nothing is 100% certain, that’s what I wanted to explain.

True, in an ideal “frictionless” situation bip-110 proposes a temporary softfork. But still, the money is already on the line, in the chain, and time will tell. Gambling does not show conviction or real intention. And opinions should not be discredited because there is no money behind them. (imo)
ihsotas · 1w
Social attacks on consensus should have a cost. If people are unwilling to put any money up front on the bet then no one should take them seriously. The fact that this offer has been made multiple tim...
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Betting on the outcome does not make social attacks more expensive. More like the opposite, as it’s incentivising on the conflict, not adding a cost to creating one. Did sports betting stop any match?

Surprisingly for some, people in favor of the new proposal are actually putting effort on creating a fork, instead of just gambling on the situation. In my opinion, that’s what takes the cost. Moving fiat is easy, but showing computing power is expensive. That’s why btc works by proof of cpu work, not proof of stake.
Jameson Lopp · 1w
Back in September I publicly offered to enter into a wager with anyone who was claiming that Bitcoin Core v30 was going to result in a massive node crash / network outage. Nary a Knotzi took me up on ...
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I strongly believe seatbets drastically improve security while driving, and agree on making them a default standard in every car. Yet I am not willing to bet 1 BTC on me not crashing while wearing a seatbelt, nor on me crashing while not wearing it.

I get the point, but if a hardfork happens, the wager is already in. Just keep your coins in the correct branch from your point of view, and sell coins from the other to buy more.
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Jameson Lopp · 1w
Aside from the metaphor making no sense, the goal of BIP-110 is a soft fork rather than a chain split / hard fork. Even if there is a chain split there won't be replay protection. Thus you're spewing nonsense.
ihsotas · 1w
Social attacks on consensus should have a cost. If people are unwilling to put any money up front on the bet then no one should take them seriously. The fact that this offer has been made multiple times and not a single knots fanboy has accepted tells me this is not a serious effort. I mean if it...
DarthCoin ₿⚡️ · 5w
Maybe some nostr users do not fall for the false flags out there... and just live their life. 99% of all media is a manipulated media, so why would I pay attention to their crap? Are people in Iran pr...
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So true. The actual guerrilla that sabotages the state and create a real threat to crowd control are never going to be faithfully portrayed by media controlled by the government.
They feed us with movements controlled by them, making us choose a side and profit from it. War is a business that also profits from peole trying to make peace.