Quote from: franky1 on February 13, 2019, 12:18:10 PM

Quote from: gmaxwell on February 12, 2019, 09:04:57 AM

Like some other people that dupe people around this space (... say someone who posted earlier in this thread...) Wright compensates for cluelessness by applying an abusive attitude, technobabble, and choir preaching insults at respected authorities

bitcoin has authorities...
Gmax claiming to be an authority... is the exact problem that proves bitcoin centralisation.. while then saying that if people dont respect him, the disrespectful should be treated as clueless abusive choir preachers...

You're conflating different definitions of "authority."

Greg was referring to those with the power to influence others because of their recognized knowledge and expertise. That doesn't imply that such authorities have power or control over the Bitcoin protocol. It just implies that there are knowledgeable experts within the Bitcoin community, just like all other technical fields. Craig Wright regularly lambasts such people in a populist attempt to persuade people towards his arguments.