I find it funny that the same heroes who once said, “You can run any node software you want,” are now the loudest and most upset because some of us refuse to relay spam and have started running the node software that best fits our needs. Why does all of this carry the energy of, “If you don’t run what we say, you’re an idiot”?
I was planning to eventually switch back to Core once this drama blew over. But now, in the spirit of decentralization, I’m choosing to run Knots — even if it’s the wrong move. Why am I not worried? Because I own my keys, I run my own node, and I can switch to any node software I want, whenever I choose.
I’m starting to see that some of you influencers may already be captured. It’s nice that you wrote your books and host your shows, but it blows my mind when your advice stops sounding like #Bitcoin. Take JPEGs on the chain, for example. Sure, it can be done — but why? I’m not upset that they’re there. I’m not even upset that you’re turning Bitcoin into something resembling a shitcoin.
What bothers me is that when we, the plebs, try to steer things back toward the original ethos, we’re seen as the problem.
To remind myself of where we came from, I had to rewatch Magic Internet Money, Banking on Bitcoin, and The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin. I must have missed the part where tagging walls just because you can became a core value.
Hold your keys. Run the node of your choice. Aren’t you glad you self-custody your Bitcoin — and that an ETF isn’t deciding for you?
We’re probably being heavily paper-bitcoined right now, and yet many of you are more concerned about whether we should allow JPEGs. Let that vote be cast through the node you choose to run.