Brian
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“The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things…”
Genuine question: If your node doesn't mine, what exactly is it securing? It can't produce blocks. It can't reverse transactions. It can't punish bad actors. It just watches. BTC has 15,000+ "nodes" and 3 mining pools run the show. How is that different from trusting 3 companies? 15,000 spectators don't decentralize 3 mining pools
It’s crazy that crypto bro’s convinced Zuck to waste $80 billion on a shitcoin narrative last cycle. He spent more money on this than Saylor has on BTC. He could be sitting on 1m BTC right now, but instead threw it away. Don’t do shitcoins kids.
Just 100 users were responsible for almost 70% of online conspiracy posts from influential accounts they examined in Canada. An analysis of over 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada found that 87% of conspiratorial claims come from these influencers. But this tiny minority of true believers can have a momentous impact on local politics, influencing what people view as normal and acceptable and leads to self-censoring to avoid attacks from conspiracy theorists. nationalobserver.com/2026/02/25/new… These extremists create what we call "the funhouse mirror" effect of social media, where a small number of users create misperceptions of social norms. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Bitcoin Core’s long-term security plan is… fascinating The block subsidy goes to zero eventually. That part everyone agrees on. After that, miners are supposed to live off transaction fees. Sounds reasonable; until you remember BTC deliberately keeps blocks tiny and constantly tells users to move transactions off-chain to Lightning. So the system designed to pay miners with fees is simultaneously designed to avoid generating those fees. It’s like opening a restaurant, telling everyone to eat somewhere else, and then hoping the chef still gets paid somehow. Meanwhile BSV’s idea is painfully simple: scale the network so millions or billions of transactions happen on-chain. Tiny fees multiplied by massive volume. Actual economic activity instead of philosophical debates about “digital gold.” BTC’s security model is basically: don’t worry, number go up. Which is comforting right up until the miners realize security can’t run on vibes.
