RIP Mircea Popescu (1980 – 2021)
Called "The Father of Bitcoin Toxicity" by some, Mircea will endure as one of #Bitcoin's most vilified figures and inarguably one of its greatest philosophers.
In memory, a collection of my favorite MP quotes below.
Called "The Father of Bitcoin Toxicity" by some, Mircea will endure as one of #Bitcoin's most vilified figures and inarguably one of its greatest philosophers.
In memory, a collection of my favorite MP quotes below.
"Bitcoin is fate. It operates completely outside of any human agency. For all you know about who Nakamoto was... Bitcoin might as well have created itself.
The way fate works is quite simple : do the right thing and you're part of it. Do the wrong thing and you're in the dark."
The way fate works is quite simple : do the right thing and you're part of it. Do the wrong thing and you're in the dark."
"Bitcoin is not here for you to opine about it. Bitcoin is here to profoundly and oft times painfully change your life. Whether you agree or not, whether you give permission or not, whether you think it "acceptable" or "called for" or whatever else. Nobody asked you."
"Bitcoin can kill all your friends, and all the people you respect... It can poop in your drink and rape your pets... If lightning strikes where you sit, whether you feel a warm cozy sort of love or the most burning hatred imaginable is strictly irrelevant - electricity stays."
"Bitcoin is a far reaching innovation with effects unknown and unknowable. It is altogether probable that its effects will conflict with all currently established human conventions."
"[Bitcoin makes] Man, the willing contributor to the wealth of an obviously much reduced... lovable and huggable cute little state.I'm crying with joy over here, my toes are curling in untold glee. For the first time in many years I feel again like the world is worth living in."
"I like Bitcoin because I like freedom. Simple as that."
"We will hear all about how Bitcoin is 'bad for democracy,' and 'racist,' and everything else.
Bitcoin is doing away with big government, and everything big government supports. Everything pretty much is going away, and there's nothing anyone can do about any of it."
Bitcoin is doing away with big government, and everything big government supports. Everything pretty much is going away, and there's nothing anyone can do about any of it."
"Cypherpunks didn't build PGP. they dreamt it up. Show me the dream in the code."
If you've read this far, it's probably a good time to let you know my next Bitcoin history piece was going to be on MP.
I started a few months ago and would be interested to chat with anyone who knew him
I started a few months ago and would be interested to chat with anyone who knew him
From 2011:
"Bitcoin is about the most important project of the human species at the moment. That is all."
trilema.com/2011/bitcoin-c…
"Bitcoin is about the most important project of the human species at the moment. That is all."
trilema.com/2011/bitcoin-c…
*Also I was remiss not to add:
MP inarguably demonstrated (and celebrated) behaviors that were bigoted, rascist and that endangered human life, including those of key Bitcoin contributors.
There was good and there was bad.
MP inarguably demonstrated (and celebrated) behaviors that were bigoted, rascist and that endangered human life, including those of key Bitcoin contributors.
There was good and there was bad.
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