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Yes, Bitcoin is not a startup though - they saw it as social movement
by throwaway11460 3y ago
Yes, Bitcoin is not a startup though - they saw it as social movement
- fnordpiglet 3y agoMy point is hubris applies to all human efforts. But even when feeling hubris you don’t know what the future holds. No one can know the importance of any of their actions in the present, and even when you embark on something you expect could change everything, no one is assured of success. In fact practical experience tells us it almost never actually happens. When someone does actually succeed it’s easy to see omniscience in their insights, and it’s arguably insightful, but only the insane believe that themselves when they set out.
- throwaway11460 3y agoHe doesn't need to believe/be sure of it it on order to design for the possibility
- fnordpiglet 3y agoBy making cron jobs to forge timestamps during a race ?
- throwaway11460 3y agoHe's a cryptography/security expert. Yes.