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		BLanen on Aug 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What do I think about Community Notes? This is the guy that thought that a simulated(on traditional CPU) quantum algorithm could be faster than a traditional algorithm. This is the guy that thought of Ethereum because he disagreed with a balance patch in an MMO and thinks that in a blockchain mmo you could just fork it. Every take he has is about cryptolibertarian ideology and should be treated as such.

remram on Aug 28, 2023 [–]

Isn't the entire point of blockchain and proof-of-work to prevent forks?

eric_cc on Aug 28, 2023 | [–]

Absolutely not. Forks are extremely important. Where did you come up with that idea?

remram on Aug 29, 2023 | | [–]

It's a consensus mechanism, a way to agree on which fork is the real one and which forks should be ignored, automatically.

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