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If someone finds Satoshi and publishes Satoshi's identity and Satoshi is a regular person. It would probably led to the destruction of Satoshi's life and not th

If someone finds Satoshi and publishes Satoshi's identity and Satoshi is a regular person. It would probably led to the destruction of Satoshi's life and not that unlikely Satoshi's death. With that in mind, i think it is kind of stupid to look for Satoshi.

bruceb 12y ago
How would it lead to his death? Would his life change? Yes but there is no reason to think he would die.
- hellodevnull 12y ago
  This is funny, a couple of months ago everybody was saying how publishing the identity of a man who holds millions in an anonymous virtual currency would most likely lead to somebody attempting to extort him and put his life great danger. Now this comment is getting downvoted.
  - slashdotaccount 12y ago
    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140224/17054826340/new-snowden-doc-reveals-how-gchqnsa-use-internet-to-manipulate-deceive-destroy-reputations.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140224/17054826340/new-s...
  - bruceb 12y ago
    People seem to forget there are lots of millionaires, multi millionaires, and billionaires around. For the most part in America, Europe, Japan, etc they are safe. But I guess at least being downvoted means someone is reading it.
    - corpselord420 12y ago
      considering that bitcoin's prime utility over other virtual means of moving money is that you can launder it trivially, this places a little more incentive on it as a prize than real world assets
    - ufmace 12y ago
      Yes, but they generally have their fortunes in various bank accounts, investment accounts, land/property, and other things that are very difficult to steal and monetize without leaving traces. How much security would you need if you had $20 million in gold bars in your living room, and the general public knew about it?
  - meowface 12y ago
    I don't think very many people said that about the false Satoshi. They just said he would be harassed heavily and his life would be made much more difficult. I think it's very unlikely anyone would threaten to murder or kidnap Satoshi.
kordless 12y ago
Proving he/she is who they say they are is difficult and could be countered. Satoshi is not a regular person, but that really doesn't matter in this argument. Why would being 'non regular' make a difference here? The rest of your statement is an ad hominem argument. You state it is stupid to look for him because finding him would result in his death. That's a blaming statement of epic proportions, and is probably a result of your own emotions around Satoshi and Bitcoin, not a reality of this world. We don't know what we'd do if we found him.

bruceb 12y ago

How would it lead to his death? Would his life change? Yes but there is no reason to think he would die.

hellodevnull 12y ago
This is funny, a couple of months ago everybody was saying how publishing the identity of a man who holds millions in an anonymous virtual currency would most likely lead to somebody attempting to extort him and put his life great danger. Now this comment is getting downvoted.
- slashdotaccount 12y ago
  https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140224/17054826340/new-snowden-doc-reveals-how-gchqnsa-use-internet-to-manipulate-deceive-destroy-reputations.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140224/17054826340/new-s...
- bruceb 12y ago
  People seem to forget there are lots of millionaires, multi millionaires, and billionaires around. For the most part in America, Europe, Japan, etc they are safe. But I guess at least being downvoted means someone is reading it.
  - corpselord420 12y ago
    considering that bitcoin's prime utility over other virtual means of moving money is that you can launder it trivially, this places a little more incentive on it as a prize than real world assets
  - ufmace 12y ago
    Yes, but they generally have their fortunes in various bank accounts, investment accounts, land/property, and other things that are very difficult to steal and monetize without leaving traces. How much security would you need if you had $20 million in gold bars in your living room, and the general public knew about it?
- meowface 12y ago
  I don't think very many people said that about the false Satoshi. They just said he would be harassed heavily and his life would be made much more difficult. I think it's very unlikely anyone would threaten to murder or kidnap Satoshi.

kordless 12y ago

Proving he/she is who they say they are is difficult and could be countered. Satoshi is not a regular person, but that really doesn't matter in this argument. Why would being 'non regular' make a difference here? The rest of your statement is an ad hominem argument. You state it is stupid to look for him because finding him would result in his death. That's a blaming statement of epic proportions, and is probably a result of your own emotions around Satoshi and Bitcoin, not a reality of this world. We don't know what we'd do if we found him.