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@ Itsdess
2025-06-09 16:04:15
52 days.
That's all it took for a non-Bitcoin project to co-opt Bitcoin Core's development and direction.
If that doesn't terrify you, it should. If such an insignificant shitcoin entity can shift Bitcoin Core's development so easily with so little influence, despite massive community push back... imagine what will happen when more powerful folks learn how easy it is to derail Bitcoin Core's development?
52 days ago, Bitcoin Core development at least pretended to have principles.
52 days ago, Bitcoin still had a shot at becoming the best money with Bitcoin Core as the reference implementation.
52 days ago, Bitcoin users still thought they had a say in Bitcoin Core development.
52 days ago, Bitcoin felt unstoppable.
Today, with the merge of #32406, Bitcoin Core decided it wanted none of that.
Us Bitcoiners? We are the shitcoin now.
"Welcome to Shitcoin Cruise Lines, former Bitcoiners! This is your Captain speaking, the Bitcoin Core collective corporation, complete with public marketing branch, brought to you by today's sponsor, [shitcoin of the day].
Oh, that water that's flooding the decks one by one? Just ignore that. Part of ongoing 'improvements'!"
The question now is, do we just go down with this ship? Or do we throw the people drilling holes in the boat overboard and still try to save it?
Personally, I'm out of energy on this fight.
It's up to Bitcoin users to take a stand against the nonsense and prevent Bitcoin Core from killing Bitcoin. If the users can't do that, then we're lost anyway so what's the point?
If users can't do that, then we were never serious about fixing money in the first place.