Yep. South Park did this exact joke.

Every dog dies, but not every dog really lives. Good for them.

Who's Ru Paul? Seems like he's got a reputation as a scammer, but this particular clip sounded pretty legit.

FDR

You mean it's not a way to make money because people like you pirate? People who produce value in books, music, and other media need to adapt to your bullshit or get left behind? Got it.

Moral justifications of pirating always reveal a sense of entitlement. You have to remember, Alden developed her knowledge through a lifetime study. There's a lot of opportunity cost in developing such specialization. Through that effort, she can provide novel insight into a topic which you would otherwise be less informed. By writing that book, she provides all of us a real service. Pirating is choosing not to provide Alden with reciprocal value for value.

When you have to turn to name calling, you're arguments are probably lacking the quality needed to change minds.

Money being the key word.

nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx That much is certain and is fundamental to Bitcoin But leaving your response there misses the point. The problem is two-fold: 1. Why are we removing seemingly harmless options for node operators? And 2. Why are we implementing these changes without broad community consensus, and over very vocal opposition?

I was suggesting the answer to your question could be gleaned from a response Shinobi already gave. I then offered my opinion on Shinobi's implied position. I was trying to be helpful. You're trying to be a dick.

Shinobi was very clear he thinks there's no rational arguments against the change, which suggests he doesn't believe a tradeoff or risk even exists. Pretty silly opinion of you ask me.

I normally like Shinobi, but his self-admitted inability to see the other side seems intentionally myopic. It seems like he's more interested in being right than challenging his beliefs.

Apparently they passed a new law limiting Bitcoin use

Not meaning to be too contrarian here, but success at the cost of a person's integrity would be one "wrong way" imo. I think a lot of people who are uneducated on the subject presume Bitcoin is in some way dishonest, which would negatively inform how they view a person's success through Bitcoin.