[hackerspaces] bitcoin

[Yves Quemener]

Say what the issue is, and let's try to solve it. There are known issues to
BTC that makes me think it won't last more than 10 years in its current
form but these can be solved by a new version that would break compatibility.

I don't think anyone claimed to solve any complex problem outside their
fields. They just made a decentralized version of a transaction system
that, I am afraid to say, most economists do not understand either.


On 05/29/2011 07:07 PM, Far McKon wrote:
> My $0.02,
> 
> First, am still crying myself to sleep over leaving the gold standard. :p
> 
>  It seems like another case of X-scientist thinking they've solved
> some wicked complex problem outside of their field. Yes,  that happens
> and it's awesome, but more often than not the geeks have misunderstood
> the core problem, or use a model that breaks down when put into
> practice.  This seems a lot like buying tulip bulbs.
> 
> When my economist friends start ranting about how cool it is, rather
> than just libertarian/geek friends, I'll be a bit more interested.
> 
> hack on,
> - Far
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