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Quantum computing is a fiat construct. The answer to entropy and quantum mechanics lies within Bitcoin. Over the last two months, I’ve been working on a paper to quantify the energy of Bitcoin blocks, a process that forces one to confront entropy directly. A single UTXO holds infinite potential—it can be sent to infinite addresses and split in countless ways—yet every block collapses this infinite possibility into a single deterministic state. We as observers are computationally constrained, we can only observe outcomes.

Modern physics is fundamentally incapable of solving the problem of bitcoin’s energy. To find the answer, we must break free from fiat thinking and explore new perspectives. My work has led me to a coherent solution that links energy, temperature, and entropy, compelling us to confront the role of consciousness in these processes. I believe this connection holds the answer, and I am in the process of formalizing it.

Everything changes, Bitcoin is the answer; few truly understand this currently.

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calle 1y ago

I stopped reading at "Quantum computing is a fiat construct."

Jack K 1y ago

I apologize if my statement came across as offensive to your view. My critique of quantum computing as a “fiat construct” refers to current attempts in physics to force deterministic outcomes onto inherently uncertain systems. What many fail to see is that Bitcoin itself functions as the true quantum computer. It embraces uncertainty, resolving entropy through the conscious decisions of participants. The desire to “unscramble uncertainty” fundamentally misunderstands the nature of reality—entropy cannot be erased without breaking the very fabric of existence.

The entropy in Bitcoin arises from conscious actions, as individuals make decisions to spend UTXOs, collapsing infinite potential states into a single, deterministic outcome with each block. Any attempt to confront entropy in modern physics without addressing consciousness (an integral part of shaping reality) will ultimately fall short. Bitcoin demonstrates that consciousness is inseparable from the resolution of entropy, and this is a crucial insight that must be considered if we are to understand the universe.

Don’t close your mind.

calle 1y ago

bro, just stop

Jack K 1y ago

No, I’ll just prove you wrong.

calle 1y ago

you're right, good luck

Jack K 1y ago

If we have unresolved paradoxes in general relativity and quantum mechanics, how do you honestly expect physicists to build a quantum computer? They have a fundamental mid-understanding of what they are even observing.

x 1y ago

You know you're talking to a physicist right?

Jack K 1y ago

No I did not, but that wouldn’t change my stance. I realize there’s not point to discuss this until I get to a place where I can share my proof of work as a reference. I should just work on completing that.

Râu Cao ⚡ 1y ago

Humans are just unknowing agents of entropy. Just because you're conscious enough to observe your actions does not automatically mean that you have free will, which would require some kind of soul outside of your brain/body and is thus a religious/spiritual idea instead of a physical one. Thus, any human actions that influence bitcoin transactions are also just the result of atoms banging against each other since the beginning of the universe. And bitcoin simply exists within the same universe, with all the same rules of physics, for all we know right now.

Don't overestimate your mind.

Jack K 1y ago

I actually agree with most of this 👀 it’s funny that modern physics wants to demand separation from religion. The box of thought that binds us to our paradoxes.