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"Nakamoto’s work appears to be politically motivated, as quoted: “Yes, [we will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography,] but we can win a maj
by jhales 14y ago
"Nakamoto’s work appears to be politically motivated, as quoted:
“Yes, [we will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography,] but we can win a major battle in the arms race and gain a new territory of freedom for several years. Governments are good at cutting off the heads of a centrally controlled networks like Napster, but pure P2P networks like Gnutella and Tor seem to be holding their own.” – Satoshi Nakamoto
“[Bitcoin is] very attractive to the libertarian viewpoint if we can explain it properly. I’m better with code than with words though.” – Satoshi Nakamoto
In the Bitcoin network’s transaction database, the original entry has a note by Nakamoto that reads as:
“The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks”
Some claim this quote implies Nakamoto had great concern or contempt for the current central banking system."
http://bitcoinreport.com/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto/ http://bitcoinreport.com/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto/
- jes5199 14y agoBut isn't that also exactly how someone would talk if they wanted to manipulate technolibertarians into joining a project?
- Andrew_Quentin 14y agoIsn't the simpler explanation more likely?
- jes5199 14y agoMaybe! But by that metric, it would be impossible to catch scams - isn't it always simpler to assume that everyone is telling the truth?