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From: Amir Taaki <zgenjix@yahoo.com>
To: "bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net"
	<bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] bitcoin.org SOPA/PIPA blackout
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:30:27 -0800 (PST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1326760227.63298.YahooMailNeo@web121006.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+8xBpfWvLGtF3aP10xjTs-wyD1ia=iKLh3b=B+LqQjpRV5PVQ@mail.gmail.com>

Bunk argument. This is an issue that affects bitcoin directly.

Wikipedia has far more need to remain neutral and apolitical than bitcoin ever does- you've read Satoshi's politically charged whitepaper or seen the genesis block quote.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Action

The Wikipedia community decided on a full and global blackout. Bitcoin should do the same in unison with the rest of the web- sites like Reddit, 4chan and Wikipedia.

It's funny / almost comical how you consign this to being just another issue or case of moral alarm. Sad.



----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@exmulti.com>
To: Amir Taaki <zgenjix@yahoo.com>
Cc: "bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net" <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] bitcoin.org SOPA/PIPA blackout

On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Amir Taaki <zgenjix@yahoo.com> wrote:
> How is this not the most important world issue right now?
>
> EVERYTHING is under threat. Go nuclear to show our nerd-rage.
>
> Everybody blank your personal sites too. Americans, take to the streets. World, go scream at the US embassy.


There are always issues that raise ire and moral outrage.  I would
rather that bitcoin.org stay apolitical -- our users will appreciate
this in the long run.

-- 
Jeff Garzik
exMULTI, Inc.
jgarzik@exmulti.com




  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-01-17  0:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-15 22:09 [Bitcoin-development] bitcoin.org SOPA/PIPA blackout Amir Taaki
2012-01-15 22:37 ` Jeff Garzik
2012-01-16  1:19   ` Luke-Jr
2012-01-16  7:35     ` Wladimir
2012-01-16  8:12       ` Gregory Maxwell
2012-01-16  8:29         ` Wladimir
2012-01-17  0:30   ` Amir Taaki [this message]
2012-01-17  0:46     ` Alan Reiner
2012-01-17  0:59       ` slush
2012-01-17  2:35         ` Cameron Garnham
2012-01-17  2:25       ` Luke-Jr
2012-01-17  9:19     ` Vladimir Marchenko
2012-01-17  2:37   ` Kyle Henderson
2012-01-17  6:15     ` Gregory Maxwell
2012-01-17  7:42       ` Jorge Timón
2012-01-17  9:04         ` Wladimir
2012-01-17 16:03         ` Luke-Jr
2012-01-17 16:16           ` James Burkle
2012-01-17 16:30             ` solar
2012-01-17  9:25       ` Stefan Thomas
2012-01-17 19:03 Peter Vessenes

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