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And if a second government sprung up with more support, the old one would be out of luck, too. I don't think we can simply discount the power these developers

And if a second government sprung up with more support, the old one would be out of luck, too. I don't think we can simply discount the power these developers wield. They have a lot of explicit and implicit (as in "just install the latest version") trust. Sure, they could loose it, but they can do a lot of damage before doing so.

gruez 5y ago
With software you need to consent to perform each update (I don't think bitcoin core has auto-update yet). This is nowhere comparable to a government in power, which has enormous power and can't be easily deposed. Even recall elections take some time, and can theoretically be interfered by government controlled security forces.