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> We can only hope that future warfare is computational, rather than kinetic Why would this hypothetical enemy agree to participate? Even if they wanted coins
by giaour 4y ago
> We can only hope that future warfare is computational, rather than kinetic
Why would this hypothetical enemy agree to participate? Even if they wanted coins (instead of say, land, subjects, or natural resources), it's cheaper and easier to steal or extort them from you than mine them.
- randomhodler84 4y agoIf this was true, in it was easier to steal or extort; the miners would be stealing or extorting. Such is the nature of the Bitcoin game.
- giaour 4y agoThere are plenty of reasons not to steal and extort, like personal ethics or a fear of getting caught. If it were easier to mine than steal or extort, gangs would be running mining operations instead of wasting their time with theft and ransomware. A hostile cyber army would need mining to be twice as effective at raising funds as theft or ransomware, since stealing 1 BTC drains your reserves and adds to theirs, whereas mining only adds to theirs. > Such is the nature of the Bitcoin game. I assume from this sentence in your comment and from your bio ("Character account — I only play a Bitcoin maximalist on the internet") that this is just performance art/trolling for you, so I'll wrap up my end of the discussion here.
- randomhodler84 4y agoAnd I’ll leave you with “yes, the game theory intensifies”. Thank you for playing.