I was reading yesterday @taft´s post about how we get involved with bitcoin. It brought my attention as he got involved around the same time as me. I am not going to repeat my way as I mentioned earlier in this previous post #559500 .
As he explained his way, he received some comments about where he started and the reasoning behind it. One of them referred about reading the Satoshi´s white paper and how important is to know it. I have been putting off myself this read as I thought it could be too technical and not sure whether I could follow it.
I must admit that since I started my way, I have listening countless hours to @lunaticoin podcast and I have been able, I believe, to get a good grasp of what Bitcoin means. Sometimes he gets too technical, and, in other occasions, you can follow easily as he has some very basics pods. Also, the same episode may take you from the beginner camp to the most advanced bitcoiner. He recently published one episode about nodes that could apply to everyone.
In addition, @DarthCoin´s guidelines have helped me a lot about learning from the very beginning including lightning and wallets. I keep checking them every time I have a doubt.
So, after reading yesterday that the white paper is a “must read”, I took action. I read it and, to be honest, at some points was too technical. But I was relieved as most of the message, I could understand it from my previous reading and listening. It is definitely a gem, considering he/they found a way to avoid double-spending .
The only thing that concerns me is related to possible attackers. I have recently listened to a podcast, where Luke Dashjr mentioned that most of mining is concentrated in just a few companies, which could be a risk for the whole system. That was what moved him to develop Ocean as an alternative to other mining companies.
Do you think there is a risk there? What can it be done to avoid the risks?