They feel Bitcoin maxis over state everything and miss the point. Personally I believe it’s had a very positive impact on Bitcoin’s trajectory having a hard core of maxis questioning everything, it’s actually saved Bitcoin in earlier days 🤷♂️
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I feel that. I think, as Bitcoin adoption grows, the maxi voices will continue to play an important role in keeping the narrative “honorable”, for lack of a better word.
Delivery could use some work, as the “toxic” meme is not entirely flattering, but my guess is that much of that is due to the nature of online spaces like Twitter.
As communities like nostr grow (and thus help to create new bitcoiners/Bitcoin users), there’s an opportunity for a “gentle but firm” kind of maximalist-rooted onboarding.
More like good parenting, less like a “bullying older sibling who cares”
Onboarding is one thing, vehemently protecting and questioning any underlying ideas about the protocol is another. Thank god for maxis in 2017 for instance. Massive respect to toxicity imo 🤙
Fair enough! When the “opposing force” poses a real threat to everyone’s wellbeing, it’s worth protecting with more ferocity. Excellent point 🫡