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Part of my philosophy is that the Bitcoin ledger is the hardest immutable source of truth we have ever known. It will be used as hard evidence that things are ordered in the way they were broadcast. Going back in time would allow you to (aside from being wealthy) change the natural order of things - which to me will have been far more valuable than money. Therefore, if it had been possible in the future, it would have already happened in the past.

Oh no, now I'm cross-eyed.

Knightstr 2y ago

This is assuming that the bitcoin time chain is widely accepted as a source of immutable truth. Despite us believing it to be so, the majority of people pre-2009 don’t view gold as the dominant store of value, despite that factually being the case. The thing about the concept of “truth” is that ultimately, it’s subjective because it relies on the beliefs of people who recognize truth and have shared opinions with others who recognize the shared truth.

What if the civilization that invents time travel doesn’t in aggregate see bitcoin as the immutable truth? What if they’re communicating telepathically through implanted hardware, making lying impossible and as such, there is no need for a neutral system to establish and enforce “truth”?

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Carman 2y ago

They could still get a bunch in 2009 and sell it all at 69k and be extremely rich.

Knightstr 2y ago

Yeah but they’re from the future where dollars obviously don’t exist. Why would they sell it?

TBone 2y ago

Fiat-rich is not a priority for those transcending time.

Knightstr 2y ago

Seems to me if you can transcend time you have no use for resources. If time isn’t finite, you have no incentive to save or plan etc, because you can always reverse to erase mistakes. Ironically, it seems like in a world of time travel, the only thing that matters is the present moment.