SilasBarta comments on General Bitcoin discussion thread (June 2011) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SilasBarta 11 June 2011 05:03:19PM 2 points [-]

What Tim Tyler said. Remember, the layperson has a HUGE inferential gap between their knowledge and Bitcoin, and closing that gap requires solving the problem -- itself very difficult for most -- of explaining cryptography and what it can accomplish. Otherwise, people can't grasp how the scarcity and security come about.