Bitcoin Core developers are about to merge a change that turns Bitcoin into a worthless altcoin, and no one seems to care to do anything about it.
I've voiced objections, lost sleep over this, and despite clear community rejection of the PR it's moving.
github.com/bitcoin/bitcoi…
I've voiced objections, lost sleep over this, and despite clear community rejection of the PR it's moving.
github.com/bitcoin/bitcoi…
At the time of this post, I was told by one of the moderators on GitHub that people who felt the same could upvote my comment (linked above).
Since then my comment has clearly ratioed the OP. The OP's own PR has clearly gotten more community rejection than acceptance.
Since then my comment has clearly ratioed the OP. The OP's own PR has clearly gotten more community rejection than acceptance.
I'm out of energy on this. Bitcoin Core is lost. It's one thing to fail to act in the face of an attack on the network.
It's another to embrace it and swing the doors wide open for it.
It's another to embrace it and swing the doors wide open for it.
I'm not going to go into all of the details again as to why this marks the death of Bitcoin. See my comments on that PR.
It's sad to see the death warrant for a project I've been involved with for nearly 15 years signed and sealed, though. Just waiting on delivery.
It's sad to see the death warrant for a project I've been involved with for nearly 15 years signed and sealed, though. Just waiting on delivery.
The only hopes left:
This isn't actually merged at the last second;
or, once its merged, people immediately reject Bitcoin Core and move to something like Bitcoin Knots or at any code that rejects this clear madness.
Bitcoin is dead otherwise. Not hyperbole.
This isn't actually merged at the last second;
or, once its merged, people immediately reject Bitcoin Core and move to something like Bitcoin Knots or at any code that rejects this clear madness.
Bitcoin is dead otherwise. Not hyperbole.
To that end, I call on @digitalfoundry, @AntPoolofficial, @luxor, @SpiderPool_com, @ViaBTC, and all other miners/pools to step up.
Reject this nonsense.
Move away from Bitcoin Core.
I don't care what you move to as long as its a codebase that doesn't outright kill Bitcoin. 😭
Reject this nonsense.
Move away from Bitcoin Core.
I don't care what you move to as long as its a codebase that doesn't outright kill Bitcoin. 😭
I'm the worst politician ever, and I really don't have the energy to combat the FUD around this.
Don't accept others claiming it'll be fine. Don't accept appeals to authority on this. Do your own research, come to your own conclusions.
If you believe Bitcoin is better money after it's flooded with gigabytes of non-Bitcoin content that all users have to store and give no incentive to use Bitcoin as money... then by all means lemming your way along with Bitcoin Core.
If you have at least two brain cells to rub together, then you'll quickly come to the conclusion that, hmm... maybe making it difficult or impossible to use Bitcoin as money will make it not be the best money.
Don't accept others claiming it'll be fine. Don't accept appeals to authority on this. Do your own research, come to your own conclusions.
If you believe Bitcoin is better money after it's flooded with gigabytes of non-Bitcoin content that all users have to store and give no incentive to use Bitcoin as money... then by all means lemming your way along with Bitcoin Core.
If you have at least two brain cells to rub together, then you'll quickly come to the conclusion that, hmm... maybe making it difficult or impossible to use Bitcoin as money will make it not be the best money.
@digitalfoundry @AntPoolofficial @luxor @SpiderPool_com @ViaBTC Seems in my sleep deprived state, I accidentally tagged an innocent gaming page instead of @foundryservices ...
Sorry about that!
Sorry about that!
Well, seems they couldn't take the community heat and started a new PR that effectively does the same thing as the originally linked one.
Except this time they're not allowing any comments, and even moderating direct contributors. 🤦♂️
If your changes can survive debate, maybe you shouldn't make them?
Except this time they're not allowing any comments, and even moderating direct contributors. 🤦♂️
If your changes can survive debate, maybe you shouldn't make them?
https://x.com/LibertyLuminary/status/1917411460826775749
Nearly 4:1 👎:👍🏻 on the PR, along with another 4x ratio on my linked comment above... and this PR still isn't dead.
Instead, a reviewing dev's saying don't try this differently since that'd just bring up the controversy again. 🤦🏻♂️
Maybe get the hint that Bitcoiners reject this?
Instead, a reviewing dev's saying don't try this differently since that'd just bring up the controversy again. 🤦🏻♂️
Maybe get the hint that Bitcoiners reject this?
Annnnnnned there it is.
Too much dissent for this type of destruction, so they had to put the brakes on comments and upvotes of my comment. 😂
If you have to close the polls to "win", you're on the wrong side of the issue.
As of the time of locking:
PR OP: 276 👎/ 81 👍
My linked comment: 309 👍/ 62 ❤️/ 30 👎
Too much dissent for this type of destruction, so they had to put the brakes on comments and upvotes of my comment. 😂
If you have to close the polls to "win", you're on the wrong side of the issue.
As of the time of locking:
PR OP: 276 👎/ 81 👍
My linked comment: 309 👍/ 62 ❤️/ 30 👎
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