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That's a fair point. There is some amount of personal risk intrinsic to being famous. In this specific case there is also certainly a political element involved which could shift the probabilities significantly.
This is also fair. I more assumed that if the most obvious large quantity were destroyed it would act to significantly dissuade rational attackers. Why not go kidnap a random early Google employee instead if you don't have significant reason to believe the inventor's wealth exceeds that scale? But yes, in any case, it's not a perfect solution.
I don't see it as a required logical consequence that Bitcoin matters because the inventor is unknown. It stands on its own merit. You don't have to know or not know anything about the inventor to know if the system works.
I guess you're maybe assuming there's a risk the majority would amend the protocol rules to explicitly grant the inventor this power? They could theoretically do that without their True Name being known. Or perhaps there's a more basic risk that people would weigh the inventor's opinion above all and as such the inventor and protocol would be newly subject to coercion? It doesn't seem to me like this presents a real risk to the system (although perhaps increased risk to the inventor.) I think this would assume ignorance controls a majority of the interest in the system and that it's more fragile than it appears. Please correct as necessary. I put a few words in your mouth there for the sake of advancing discussion.
My intuition is that this may be the most significant factor from the inventor's perspective. It is certainly a valid concern.
Obviously true. Do the risks presented outweigh the potential benefits to humanity? I don't know but I think it's fair to say the identity of the creator does in fact matter-- but not necessarily to the continued functioning of Bitcoin.