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Snowden, Phony hence Traitor?

9 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago

Minor49er 5y ago
Typo in the headline. It should be "accuses"
space_rock 5y ago
Snowden criticizes Taleb for his abrasive Twitter behaviour and then suddenly this article. Petty reaction https://mobile.twitter.com/Snowden/status/1423037887893839874 https://mobile.twitter.com/Snowden/status/142303788789383987...
- the_only_law 5y ago
  It’s almost comical. After the incident, Snowden seemed to have moved on, taking about other things such as the CSAM controversy. Meanwhile Taleb seems to be really hurt, to the point where he attempts to continue the spat, posting boring “debate me” cries[0] and other things I can’t even begin to describe[1]. I know he’s a very intelligent person, but he’s acting like a caricature of a scorned pseudo-intellectual internet personality at the moment. [0]https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1425082539031633926?s=21 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1425082539031633926?s=21 [1]https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1425099314762813441?s=21 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1425099314762813441?s=21
  - space_rock 5y ago
    I had a very similar impression. He has no ability to admit when he doesn't know something or is wrong. His understand of bitcoin was very limited in his earlier tweets yet got reactive and defensive and dug himself into a hole like I've never seen before And his bullying of critics is a little uncomfortable to watch as this point. The reaction to Snowden is too much
ArtWomb 5y ago
Never knew NNT wrote a Bitcoin "black paper" ;) https://arxiv.org/pdf/2106.14204.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/2106.14204.pdf >>> Gold and other precious metals are largely maintenance free Hard to argue that transacting large quantities of Gold around the world requires little to no infrastructure!
- tomhoward 5y ago
  He's not talking about transacting, but rather its basic existence. Gold requires no maintenance to keep existing, hence it will stay around for thousands of years even if civilisation (and utilities infrastructure) collapses. (Securing it is a separate matter; obviously that has costs). The same can't be said for Bitcoin. It's just a refutation of the assertion that Bitcoin is digital gold; Bitcoin lacks one of gold's most important attributes.
ggm 5y ago
"because people smeared me over bitcoin, its ok to lash out." TL;DR Summary: he doesn't like the guy and suspects his motives to remain in an economy based on oppositional behaviour wrt to most western democracies.

9 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago

Typo in the headline. It should be "accuses"

Snowden criticizes Taleb for his abrasive Twitter behaviour and then suddenly this article. Petty reaction https://mobile.twitter.com/Snowden/status/1423037887893839874 https://mobile.twitter.com/Snowden/status/142303788789383987...

the_only_law 5y ago
It’s almost comical. After the incident, Snowden seemed to have moved on, taking about other things such as the CSAM controversy. Meanwhile Taleb seems to be really hurt, to the point where he attempts to continue the spat, posting boring “debate me” cries[0] and other things I can’t even begin to describe[1]. I know he’s a very intelligent person, but he’s acting like a caricature of a scorned pseudo-intellectual internet personality at the moment. [0]https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1425082539031633926?s=21 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1425082539031633926?s=21 [1]https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1425099314762813441?s=21 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1425099314762813441?s=21
- space_rock 5y ago
  I had a very similar impression. He has no ability to admit when he doesn't know something or is wrong. His understand of bitcoin was very limited in his earlier tweets yet got reactive and defensive and dug himself into a hole like I've never seen before And his bullying of critics is a little uncomfortable to watch as this point. The reaction to Snowden is too much

ArtWomb 5y ago

Never knew NNT wrote a Bitcoin "black paper" ;) https://arxiv.org/pdf/2106.14204.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/2106.14204.pdf >>> Gold and other precious metals are largely maintenance free Hard to argue that transacting large quantities of Gold around the world requires little to no infrastructure!

tomhoward 5y ago
He's not talking about transacting, but rather its basic existence. Gold requires no maintenance to keep existing, hence it will stay around for thousands of years even if civilisation (and utilities infrastructure) collapses. (Securing it is a separate matter; obviously that has costs). The same can't be said for Bitcoin. It's just a refutation of the assertion that Bitcoin is digital gold; Bitcoin lacks one of gold's most important attributes.

ggm 5y ago

"because people smeared me over bitcoin, its ok to lash out." TL;DR Summary: he doesn't like the guy and suspects his motives to remain in an economy based on oppositional behaviour wrt to most western democracies.