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Matthew Green on X: "@lopp @theinstagibbs @el33th4xor The pragmatist in me says "who cares, this will obviously work better if it has a few big nodes". The cypherpunk in me says "F that"."

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Matthew Green
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The pragmatist in me says "who cares, this will obviously work better if it has a few big nodes". The cypherpunk in me says "F that".
2:06 PM · Aug 3, 2017·
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  • @matthew_d_green
    Matthew Green
    @matthew_d_green
    Aug 3, 2017
    Well yeah. I mean that goes without saying. The question is whether there's any other viable fruit.
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  • @matthew_d_green
    Matthew Green
    @matthew_d_green
    The pragmatist in me says "who cares, this will obviously work better if it has a few big nodes". The cypherpunk in me says "F that".
    2:06 PM · Aug 3, 2017·
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  • @theinstagibbs
    instagibbs
    @theinstagibbs
    Aug 4, 2017
    I mean, the Bitcoin ecosystem already follows a power law with economic acitvity. I'd expect nothing less.