Quote from: nutildah on July 21, 2018, 05:56:00 AM

Quote from: BitcoinFX on July 18, 2018, 11:31:39 PM

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythopoeia

Self preservation keeps the crowd alive ?

Holy cow, rereading Satoshi's OP of all forum posts, I just discovered that you were the second poster on this forum ever. Mad props to you!

It seems that by this point Satoshi is now more legend than man, taking into consideration that:

- His total public presence spans less than 3 years
- Nobody could ever definitively pinpoint who he/she/they were
- They were probably more than 1 person

Perhaps this was all by design, perhaps Satoshi really did lose access to his private keys.

If the former is true, it stands to reason that whoever created bitcoin already has more money than whatever they could gain from bitcoin, or else is sworn under some kind of blood oath never to reveal themselves or cash out their BTC.

If the latter is true, maybe he's too embarrassed to admit he lost them? How could you move on to "other things" after bitcoin?? I'm genuinely curious as to what they might be. (Guess I should ask Mike Hearn).

The overlapping features of other mythological figures and Satoshi are substantial. He can definitely be made into some kind of libertarian, anti-authority prophet, if people are inclined to do so. Why not? People need something to believe in.

Quote from: Spendulus on July 19, 2018, 12:43:40 AM

There is nothing simpler than someone proving he is Satoshi.

There is zero reason, gain or advantage in speculation.

True, but its fun anyway. Just like its fun to speculate about the originator of anything anonymously created that had a substantial impact on reality.

Nope. Not the 2nd, just the first forum member to post in Satoshi's 'welcome to the new bitcoin forum' thread.

In terms of Satoshi as a 'legend' and proceeding mythopoeia, you will further appreciate this type of nom de plume;

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Blissett_(nom_de_plume)

If the Satoshi name is actually taken from the (elsewhere) cited cypherpunk video game / puzzle - then we should perhaps seek to better understand this collective amalgamation / origin of ideas and sentiments.

A Zen saying to keep me 'sane' - "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the Masters; seek what they sought".

I've heard Craig Wright (for example) state the Bitcoin is/was not Anarchistic. Of course it is, by it's very nature, you cannot set about constructing an alternative monetary system without knowing the disruption it would potentially cause to the current status quo. We can see this demonstrated quite clearly though early Libertarian type support of Bitcoin. Hence, 'anonymity' is/was always a prerequisite.

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Here is a great example of this established mindset experience of an original cypherpunk, although I think we can safely assert that Satoshi Nakamoto is not Joey Allegra ...

The Money Machine
- https://moxie.org/stories/money-machine/