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> Bitcoin was designed by an individual with intimate knowledge of the state of the art in suspicions of NSA backdoors. Insiders at the NSA (or any other TLA,
by real_satoshi 7y ago
> Bitcoin was designed by an individual with intimate knowledge of the state of the art in suspicions of NSA backdoors.
Insiders at the NSA (or any other TLA, foreign or domestic) also fit this description. The strongest position is to know both the truth, and the most compelling misconceptions.
- cyphertruck 7y agoI think it is a mistake for me to fight the “NSA created bitcoin” narrative. I am gleeful at Nelson not owning any bitcoin and want all like him who reject it for ideological reasons to continue to misunderstand it. Freedom and human rights need financial backing, and bitcoin does that.
- NelsonMinar 7y agoNothing like personalized comments coming from a brand new pseudonym.
- cyphertruck 7y agoIt took quite awhile to understand what narcissists are and to recognize that attempting to talk to them is pointless. They are simply incapable of valuing any other human being, let alone comprehending that such human being might have superior knowledge in any area. After all, the narcissist is the supreme being. At least in their reality. To be fair, “Unabashedly elitist” was a confession — if one were wise enough to recognize it.
- dang 7y agoThat crosses into personal attack. We ban accounts that do that on HN. No more of this, please. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html