You could also argue that the fork already happened and it created Ethereum, which is designed to store JPEGs.
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Jpegs have been stored on Bitcoin since inception,
It's just been treated as spam since inception.
Is it still being treated as spam? Maybe.
The more important part to impress on people is that we need a functioning alternative to core - as optionality breeds free market of ideas actually proliferating.
Do you mean the whitepaper?
Yes, but have you seen how complex that was to do 😂
Also, I think we all appreciate the whitepaper being stored on the blockchain itself.
Agreed about diversity from core, but also for me it was about transparency. The fact that the core devs weren't prepared to discuss it with us was their biggest mistake IMHO.
I still don't fully understand the argument nor fully know which informed choice I would make.
All I know is I don't have an informed choice, because Core won't inform me.
Not the whitepaper, actually just arbitrary bullshit.
This has been going on for a lot longer than most people realize 🥲.
Like I said this has less to do with this specific change & moreso just a need for us to catalyze a secondary option.
You're achieving this by promoting knots.
Yes, it became very clear we need to diversify.
I just wish the wokes hadn’t kidnapped that word. I seem to be using it a lot here 😂
Bitcoin Core version 0.9 released March 2014.
Damn! Guess they don’t have a leg to stand on.
did you read this ?
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Yes
Don’t assume we want to prune our nodes! Maybe we want a full node for our own reasons. It’s like spitting in someone else’s food and then telling them they don’t need to finish eating it.
There’s plenty of information from core devs, they can’t also read it to every single person. example : https://antoinep.com/posts/relay_policy_drama/
The whole thing is about removing a filter that doesn’t filter anything. Really unimportant when you actually dig deeper.
Yes the discussion has progressed.
If you look through my feed, you will see me attempt to evolve the discussion on the Knots side, but also try to amplify the Core side without any backing voice behind it.
On the surface the filter is unimportant, but not in the depth. If you re-read my 6:39am message, you will see me evolve this discussion further as well.
I am by no means an expert, but I am unaware of any expert on the Core side speaking out.
And it‘s not even spam if you paid your sats/byte. Or is it… Bitcoin is not abusable.
We define spam as all non-monetary use cases, since inception - re: since Satoshi.
Whether we can sustainably fight it off completely is a contentious debate that cannot be had in earnest until emotions are stabilized again.