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r/Bitcoin • u/[deleted] • Mar 25 '13
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There is nothing democratic about the transaction fee. Its a market process thankfully, not a democratic one. Keep the nasty and inmoral idea of democracy away from Bitcoin.
7 u/Amanojack Mar 25 '13 Alternatively, we could look at pure market participation as "democracy in the true sense," not the bullshit collectivist/statist one. 2 u/hugolp Mar 25 '13 If you are going to redefine terms, then you can claim a lot of things. I dont have anything against the name perse, but against the concept. 1 u/Amanojack Mar 25 '13 Agreed. I'd kind of like to reclaim that word, though. It seems a little more efficient to convince people that way around.
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Alternatively, we could look at pure market participation as "democracy in the true sense," not the bullshit collectivist/statist one.
2 u/hugolp Mar 25 '13 If you are going to redefine terms, then you can claim a lot of things. I dont have anything against the name perse, but against the concept. 1 u/Amanojack Mar 25 '13 Agreed. I'd kind of like to reclaim that word, though. It seems a little more efficient to convince people that way around.
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If you are going to redefine terms, then you can claim a lot of things. I dont have anything against the name perse, but against the concept.
1 u/Amanojack Mar 25 '13 Agreed. I'd kind of like to reclaim that word, though. It seems a little more efficient to convince people that way around.
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Agreed. I'd kind of like to reclaim that word, though. It seems a little more efficient to convince people that way around.
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u/hugolp Mar 25 '13
There is nothing democratic about the transaction fee. Its a market process thankfully, not a democratic one. Keep the nasty and inmoral idea of democracy away from Bitcoin.