{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","author_name":"npub1ad7209g90jnu400x74quws0xv8gpxs2fxnjexnpwqnrxwa39exdq5gl2p6","author_url":"https://nostr.ae/npub1ad7209g90jnu400x74quws0xv8gpxs2fxnjexnpwqnrxwa39exdq5gl2p6","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://nostr.ae","html":"📅 Original date posted:2012-01-16\n📝 Original message:\u003e  I agree Bitcoin should avoid making any bold political stands.\n\nI agree on this. Please don't turn Bitcoin project/homepage into some\npolitical agitation. Not everybody care about political attitude of main\nproject developers.\n\nslush\n\nOn Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 1:46 AM, Alan Reiner \u003cetotheipi at gmail.com\u003e wrote:\n\n\u003e **\n\u003e You guys are representing both extremes of the issue.  In response to Jeff\n\u003e and Luke-Jr, I don't see how this is *just any other poltical issue*.  It\n\u003e strikes at the heart of everything Bitcoin is about.  Barring\n\u003e Bitcoin-specific legislation, I don't see how any legislation could be more\n\u003e relevant to Bitcoin and the community around it.\n\u003e\n\u003e On the other hand, Bitcoin is still a non-entity, and shouldn't get in the\n\u003e business of making statements.  A central voice for Bitcoin gives the\n\u003e impression that it is actually centralized, and one that has opinions.\n\u003e Plus I wouldn't be surprised if some, heavily-invested Bitcoin users were\n\u003e of the opinion that SOPA/PIPA/whatever could be a huge profit for\n\u003e themselves:  once SOPA kicks in and businesses around the world start\n\u003e getting cut off for legit or illegitimate purposes, a lot of them could\n\u003e potentially switch to Bitcoin to keep their business going.  That could be\n\u003e a huge boon for Bitcoin.  You may not agree it's worth the tradeoff, but\n\u003e people are selfish and may not actually understand or even care about SOPA\n\u003e legislation itself.\n\u003e\n\u003e I think it's *not inappropriate* for something to be mentioned on the\n\u003e website about Bitcoin's philosophy being threatened by SOPA, but I agree\n\u003e Bitcoin should avoid making any bold political stands.  Users could be\n\u003e reminded that SOPA affects yet another thing they care about, but it might\n\u003e be better to avoid it altogether.  If any response is made, it should be a\n\u003e very light one.\n\u003e\n\u003e -Alan\n\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e On 01/16/2012 07:30 PM, Amir Taaki wrote:\n\u003e\n\u003e Bunk argument. This is an issue that affects bitcoin directly.\n\u003e\n\u003e Wikipedia has far more need to remain neutral and apolitical than bitcoin ever does- you've read Satoshi's politically charged whitepaper or seen the genesis block quote.\n\u003e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Action\n\u003e\n\u003e The Wikipedia community decided on a full and global blackout. Bitcoin should do the same in unison with the rest of the web- sites like Reddit, 4chan and Wikipedia.\n\u003e\n\u003e It's funny / almost comical how you consign this to being just another issue or case of moral alarm. Sad.\n\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e ----- Original Message -----\n\u003e From: Jeff Garzik \u003cjgarzik at exmulti.com\u003e \u003cjgarzik at exmulti.com\u003e\n\u003e To: Amir Taaki \u003czgenjix at yahoo.com\u003e \u003czgenjix at yahoo.com\u003e\n\u003e Cc: \"bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net\" \u003cbitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net\u003e \u003cbitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net\u003e \u003cbitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net\u003e\n\u003e Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:37 PM\n\u003e Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] bitcoin.org SOPA/PIPA blackout\n\u003e\n\u003e On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Amir Taaki \u003czgenjix at yahoo.com\u003e \u003czgenjix at yahoo.com\u003e wrote:\n\u003e\n\u003e  How is this not the most important world issue right now?\n\u003e\n\u003e EVERYTHING is under threat. Go nuclear to show our nerd-rage.\n\u003e\n\u003e Everybody blank your personal sites too. Americans, take to the streets. World, go scream at the US embassy.\n\u003e\n\u003e  There are always issues that raise ire and moral outrage.  I would\n\u003e rather that bitcoin.org stay apolitical -- our users will appreciate\n\u003e this in the long run.\n\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\u003e Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow!\n\u003e The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers\n\u003e is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3,\n\u003e Metro Style Apps, more. 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