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There are some values of Satoshi that would make some people change their minds: if it were an NSA operation, or a neo-Nazi group, or Scientologists, or Intelle
by tlb 13y ago
There are some values of Satoshi that would make some people change their minds: if it were an NSA operation, or a neo-Nazi group, or Scientologists, or Intellectual Ventures.
Personally, I try pretty hard to not use things created by assholes, even if the things themselves are good. (You can't avoid things made by people with abrasive personalities, but I don't think I regularly use anything made by a genuine asshole.)
- Houshalter 13y agoBut that's the entire point of bitcoin. It's decentralized. It doesn't matter who had the idea, they don't have any more control over it than anyone else.
- npizzolato 13y agoGiven the amount of bitcoins Satoshi allegedly owns, he would be able to exert more influence on the bitcoin market than anyone else.
- owenjones 13y agoLinus Torvalds is generally accepted to be pretty abrasive, at least, do you use anything created by him? I try not to learn anything about any creator whose work I admire, they will unfortunately generally disappoint.
- sqrt17 13y agoabrasive != asshole The rough tone on lkml (supposedly) reflects the gap between people who want to make something that's nontrivial and used by many people and the smaller number of people who are actually able to do so. Setting yourself up as this kind of gatekeeper means you have to be non-likable towards a lot of people even if you're a perfectly nice person. Conversely, someone can be an asshole while showing spotless behaviour to the people they meet.
- owenjones 13y agoI was just struck by the improbability of using "nothing made by an asshole." Drive a Volkswagen? Or a Daimler, Chrysler, BMW, or Mercedes Benz?
- thaumaturgy 13y agoBut the article didn't talk about his values (because he wouldn't talk about them). It was just a tabloid exposé of a private individual.