Since you've encountered numerous critics of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, who are the most well-reasoned and worthy of engagement? People who are intellectually honest and express a genuine desire to understand this technology. The most vocal supporters in Bitcoin usually started off as critics who were initially dismissive of it. Even Satoshi didn't know if it would work, and people who followed Satoshi told him / her / them that it wouldn't work. The technological flaws that critics usually fixate on are temporary issues (ex. fees, usability, price volatility) and not inherent problems in this dynamic evolving, competing ecosystem of designs. More often they will criticise it because it seems politically or even morally inconsistent with their worldview and they fear the implications. "This can't be!" And yet it is. "But you shouldn't!" And yet we did. Now what do we do about it?
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0:00 Clearly you've encountered people who disagree with you, perhaps on emotional grounds, perhaps on intellectual grounds. On the entire concept of Bitcoin, who is the most effective, well-reasoned, intellectual critic that you enjoy engaging with, because they've actually invested the time and energy to try to decipher why Bitcoin might or might not be something of value? For them or for any of us?
1:09 Everyone I know who is in Bitcoin was dismissive
2:35 If it truly offends your worldview, the problem is that you're trying to resist reality
This is part of a talk which took place at the Bitcoin Open Blockchain (BOB) community event on October 29th 2017 at the mHUB innovation center in Chicago, Illinois:
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https://youtu.be/MhOwmsW1YNIAndreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in bitcoin.
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https://twitter.com/aantonopWebsite:
https://antonopoulos.com/He is the author of two books: “Mastering Bitcoin,” published by O’Reilly Media and considered the best technical guide to bitcoin; “The Internet of Money,” a book about why bitcoin matters.
THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1:
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bitcoin-Unlocking-Digital-Cryptocurrencies/dp/1449374042[NEW] MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition:
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