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Re:A hacker stole $31M of Ether – how it happened, and what ... by lsmarigo on Friday July 21, 2017 @06:33AM (#14819348)
Much worse in fact, since the entities in power have no oversight, were not elected, and have no obligation to anything but increasing their own personal wealth.
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Re:A hacker stole $31M of Ether – how it happened, and what ... by novalis78 on Friday July 21, 2017 @07:10AM (#14819496)
Not quite true. You elect with your money. Immediate. Instantly. And you withdraw your support with the one thing that hurts most: your money and move to a competing system. That's extremely liberating and powerful. Also: anybody can fork and create an alternative model whenever they prefer to do so.
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Re:A hacker stole $31M of Ether – how it happened, and what ... by beefield on Friday July 21, 2017 @07:28AM (#14819555)
Only in this particular case you do not have any money left because you made (probably unknowingly) a contract to give it away. (Or it was stolen, depending on your point of view, but anyway, there is no money left to vote with)
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