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On 4 August 2015 at 14:13, Jorge Tim=C3=B3n <jtimon@jtimon.cc> wrote:

> 2) It doesn't matter who is to blame about the current centralization:
> the fact remains that the blocksize maximum is the only** consensus
> rule to limit mining centralization.
>

Repeating a claim ad-nauseum doesn't make it necessarily true. A block size
limit won't prevent miners in the future from buying each other out.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 4=
 August 2015 at 14:13, Jorge Tim=C3=B3n <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:jtimon@jtimon.cc" target=3D"_blank">jtimon@jtimon.cc</a>&gt;</span> wr=
ote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">2) It doesn&#39;t matter who is to b=
lame about the current centralization:<br>
the fact remains that the blocksize maximum is the only** consensus<br>
<span class=3D"">rule to limit mining centralization.<br></span></blockquot=
e><div><br></div><div>Repeating a claim ad-nauseum doesn&#39;t make it nece=
ssarily true. A block size limit won&#39;t prevent miners in the future fro=
m buying each other out.=C2=A0</div></div></div></div>

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