He would call it the bitcoin reference client. He would recognize that spam is a game of cat and mouse and would use sensible defaults (aka heuristics) to find a usable balance. That's what he always did. He also said that if spam got were more things we could do. So, knots is far closer to that philosophy than removing filters.
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Interesting perspective. I'm totally aligned with it. Do you think he would have much influence in the debate today? It sounds like a stupid question, but I look at people's perspective on how Adam Back is viewing it (given his status too) and it's just outright dismissed.
People are moving away from core v30 or not upgrading. Some are embracing Knots. There is a lot to like. The change to v30 was pushed through too quickly without community buy-in. Adam normally gets it right, but he seems to have a blind spot on this issue. Which is why it's good that bitcoin has a big community.
I've been in this space for coming up to 9 years. And two of my most respected opinions in Odell and Adam Back are against this. I have agreed with almost everything they've said over those years. Now I'm like.. if core is so bad right now. How do they get it so wrong? Makes no sense internally.
Maybe it's better to ask how they got it right for so long. Core has grown bitcoin from a small project to a $2 trillion asset, and with that comes many pressures. Just as no one person can get it right every time, similarly the group-think can have blind spots. It is often ego related, and sometimes agitation driven. Core is about to make a big mistake if they release v30 next week in current form. Fortunately, the community is communicating this loudly and clearly. If all else fails, it's open source, and we can migrate to new software and thank Core for their amazing contribution to bitcoin.
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