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@ aj
2025-05-20 06:50:42
"You can reduce spam by discouraging it" is a question of incentives, not one of fundamentals. I don't think we've finished the fundamental debate that you wanted yet.
Do you agree that core devs in general are trying to make bitcon work as a monetary network with a similar/compatible definitively to yours? That is, that we are actually on the same side here, even if we have different thoughts on how best to achieve that goal?
Do you accept that reasonable people can disagree on what constitutes "spam"? Both in thinking things you think aren't spam actually are, and in thinking stuff you think is spam is fine?
Do you accept that bitcoin is not your network, to rule as you wish, but that rule changes require near unanimous consent, even from the reasonable people who disagree with you, and potentially even from people doing the spamming?
Are you trying to ban spamming from bitcoin entirely?
Are you merely trying to discourage spammers? Are you aware that that might have no effect, or the opposite ("how dare you tell me what to do, I'll do it to spite you")?
Do you believe that going into technical details on this topic, to work out how best to make bitcoin sustainable as a monetary network in the long term is a valuable thing to do, or is that just a way for experts to attempt to close down the discussion and exclude non-experts?
I notice you're gong straight back to personal attacks ("would you rather people question your competence rather than your intent") and justifying it with fairly specific thoughts about current approaches, rather than sticking with the fundamental principles you claimed to want to discuss.