Replying to satoshi jr

Using your example inwoild argue it doesn't matter at all who's at fault. The important part is the physics of a ton of metal hitting stuff at 40mph. The underlying reality is that the node is what determines the state of the network. So sure use whaterver node you want but what matters is that the node is what chooses.
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Big Barry Bitcoin 8mo ago

Would you at least agree that 100x more bcash nodes than there are bitcoin nodes makes no difference?

I feel like we are arguing about semantics maybe, but let me posit this:

A bitcoin node that is used by 100 people has more influence on the rules of the network (not talking Coinbase, I'm talking about a node that serves 100 self custodial users) than a single node used by a single user (on average, assuming that all the users in question do similar amounts of economic activity).

And of course, I'm sure there are a lot of bitcoiners who run a node but don't point their wallets to them. Those nodes are merely relays, but they don't determine, control or influence the rules of the network.

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satoshi jr 8mo ago

I agree its not the number of nodes in a network.

I disagree that the number of wallets using a node matters either.

I think the disagreement might be semantic. But just to confirm In saying the nodes matter because in the system the nodes are what run the rule set that defines bitcoin. Maybe you mean the same thing but if you strictly say the users to mean the wallets. They don't actually have a say in the ruleset to run directly. I think you mean that if they choose nodes for the ruleset they want then they do have a say

Sound right?

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Big Barry Bitcoin 8mo ago

Yup.