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102 sats \ 4 replies \ @optimism 6h \ on: Is there a legal risk to node runners who relay ofac sanctioned addresses? bitcoin
It doesn't matter. If you're worried, then don't relay. It's only a slippery slope if you get to decide what I do. (or vice versa)
If you're worried, then don't relay
Sound advice.
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I mean it has to come from the people. If many people wanna censor then there be censor. But I don't think I will be compelled to do it by anyone. I see one more in this thread that won't. Oh and sipa said he likes that it's not censored, so that's 3. We already have 3 whole nodes that won't censor. There will probably be some more. If then within a small subset of non-censored Bitcoin we have to acquire a bunch of ASICs, we shall.
The only issue will be if we get forked off. Then we call everyone that forked us off shitcoiners from there on, and may need to do something about PoW. And then we're good.
I think though, that there will be a significant group that will realize that the non-censored coin will be better than the one with some centralized authority. Only time can tell. We'll see.
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Yes, i think i saw that you posted the Risk Sharing Principle a little while back. It's a funny thing that the voluntary nature of bitcoin us so much of its strength.
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Yes. I like how Eric approaches Bitcoin so I quote his work from time to time, when it is called for to make a point (I hope.)
The permissiveness is both the strength and the weakness. There are moments where I am amazed that it hasn't collapsed, but those feelings are triggered more by the ETFs, the Tethers and the Saylors, than by any of the dev drama; it's much easier to deal with something where you're in control over everything minus consensus, than the things that are designed to take control away from you.
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