RE: Softfork 0.22.2: why I didn't apply the changes to my witness node.

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RE: Softfork 0.22.2: why I didn't apply the changes to my witness node.

heretickitten in #witness-updates • 6 years ago

Ethics do have a place here, but which ethics we uphold?
Well, that's why we hope our vote counts.

If it doesn't count, then we must restructure the code until it does.

Do you write code? It's incredibly troublesome to write good code, and even more troublesome to write ethical code. From my perspective, considering we are living in an age beyond the first years of Bitcoin, I think ninja-mining can only be done deliberately: And if it was, we should never have joined Steem.

But this is the home of my entire writing portfolio, it's up to me to defend my home. Is this your home too?

6 years ago in #witness-updates by heretickitten

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dr-frankenstein 6 years ago

You can't have an ethical code and anticensorship code at the same time.

I remember discussing before the idea of how people can store images of underage pornography as text (then convert it using simple tooling) on the chain and how the witnesses should deal with it. Some said that they should fork out the accounts, others said this should not be done because it endangers the integrity of the chain.

People can believe in different ideas, hence they will support different things. But people can agree on the rules of the game, same as in football, and anyone who wants to take part in the game should in priory agree on its rules first.

If it doesn't count, then we must restructure the code until it does.

This is the right path, to make changes that will make it extremely hard for anyone even with a large stake to play God. Many examples were presented that can be implemented to definitely solve the problem, and this should be the case right now. To make the proper changes and push for an HF along with the unfreeze of Tron stake.

Problem is, not everyone likes this idea since right now, many are at the top only because of Pumpkin.

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heretickitten 6 years ago

You can't have an ethical code and anticensorship code at the same time.

I disagree. But we will see what happens.

Neither of us are in a position to write code or buy mass-amounts of steem, so what game do we play?

It'd be nice to play football with rules we've made, but what about the pig from whom the ball is made?

I don't think that ethics are as simple as right or wrong, or 0 or 1.

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dr-frankenstein 6 years ago

"I don't think that ethics are as simple as right or wrong, or 0 or 1."

This remembers me of a comedy when a girl asked her boyfriend after having unprotected sex with him if he had HIV, he responded by yes and no.

I agree, ethics are complicated and can be very diverse. knowing the ultimate source of what is right or wrong is still a question that is fueling the clash of civilization as demonstrated by Samuel Huntington.

Thank you for your time,

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