I find it concerning that folks keep pushing this message that there’s nothing to worry about. We can all be complacent?

Look at the facts:

The blocksize war did not prove that the users control the network. It only proved that external commercial interests couldn’t.

If you actually look at the history of the war, it was the core devs that won and prevented those commercial interests from “firing” them. The USAF “weapon” that won the war was written and promoted by some core devs. (And I’m glad they did because those people helped to save bitcoin.)

Furthermore, the idea that users know what’s in the core software is hopium, at best. Users download the bitcoin core software because there is no other choice.

We all know that users will download whatever version the core devs publish. Users are forced to do so to keep up with bug fixes and software maintenance.

The unfortunate reality is the core devs are probably the most centralized aspect of the bitcoin network because they have a virtual monopoly on the software.

Instead of complacency, we need to recognize the danger of centralization and find ways to fix it.

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