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Except, uh, no. Almost everywhere, there is a ton of legal (and other) recourse, as well as a theoretically neutral arbiter who will listen to you and make a d

Except, uh, no. Almost everywhere, there is a ton of legal (and other) recourse, as well as a theoretically neutral arbiter who will listen to you and make a decision. There is some due process. You can argue about the neutrality, the laws, whatever. There's something, and it's recourse for plenty of people/etc. Here, if all your neighbors get together and want to steal your money, they can steal your money, and you have no recourse.

matthewbauer 10y ago
> Here, if all your neighbors get together and want to steal your money, they can steal your money, and you have no recourse And this was always possible even before the hard fork. The difference now is that there is an actual precedent for it and apparently at least 51% of Ethereum stakeholders are okay with doing that sort of thing. Anyone actually holding a significant amount of Ethereum should seriously question the original claims that the Ethereum team made on its value.