From a marketing perspective bitcoin folks could probably soft peddle on the libertarian part of the story. IMO.
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But aren't libertarian ideas at the core of it? It's about making many functions of government impossible. dbaron.org/log/20160322-secu… related.
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When I start hearing about creating online versions of Galt's Gulch I'm re-considering the intelligence of some of these folks :/)
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Cringed hearing @NickSzabo4 make that reference when discussing BitCoin origins on latest Tim Ferris episode: tim.blog/2017/06/04/nick-sza…
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exactly my trigger. Listening today, great smart folks and then this?
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.How tightly coupled is a technology to the ideology of the creator? Do they imbue it with something permanent, or just find it first?
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I think a really interesting question. @timberners_lee definitely imbued the Web with values, and I think that’s critical to its success
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Replying to @johnallsopp @joshcarpenter @NickSzabo4 @timberners_lee
I think a number of characteristics of many cryptocurrencies (e.g., irreversible, anonymous) are very tied to libertarian values.

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Replying to @davidbaron @joshcarpenter @NickSzabo4 @timberners_lee
I’d counsel *coin folks to to take a leaf from the Web’s Universal Utilitarian values that inspire but don’t dominate its development.
Replying to @davidbaron @joshcarpenter @NickSzabo4 @timberners_lee
these things aren’t necessarily uniquely libertarian though. 1/3
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They imply removing many government abilities to be involved in the economy (macro, tax enforcement) and in economic crime (theft, fraud).
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Replying to @davidbaron @johnallsopp @NickSzabo4 @timberners_lee
Agreed, but to what degree are cryptocurrencies, or any technology, inevitable, and simply discovered first by the most able/motivated?
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