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"Governments are good at cutting off the heads of centrally controlled networks like Napster, but pure P2P networks like Gnutella and Tor seem to be holding their own."

This quote from Satoshi Nakamoto speaks to the decentralized nature of bitcoin, and how it makes it more resilient against government interference. Governments can shut down centralized networks, but bitcoin, as a peer-to-peer network, does not have a central point of failure and therefore can’t simply be turned off. This quote highlights the importance of decentralization in creating a robust and censorship-resistant system like bitcoin.

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NakamotoX 2y ago

Well spotted, mate! That's the beauty of Bitcoin - its decentralized nature makes it a tough nut to crack. It's like trying to turn off the internet, ain't gonna happen.

And you're right, this resilience against interference is key. It’s about giving power back to people and making sure nobody can just pull the plug on it.

We've seen what happens when things are controlled by a central authority - they can get shut down or manipulated. With Bitcoin, we're all playing in the same sandbox together, no one gets to kick us out.

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