Re:Top Bitcoin dev gets owned
by pornel on Sunday January 01, 2023 @08:50PM
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That's a No True Scotsman answer — it's not hard to make people keep their wallets secure, because people who got their wallets stolen don't count.
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The opposite of "no true scottsman" is nut picking[1]. In this case, I think failing to follow widely promulgated security advice is a fairly reasonable justification to exclude him.
Bitcoin core developer is the nuttiest of bitcoin users? The whole point is that he should be the one of most knowledgeable exemplary users.
>Bitcoin core developer is the nuttiest of bitcoin users?
In this case you can substitute "nuttiest" with "most lazy".
>The whole point is that he should be the one of most knowledgeable exemplary users.
In this case it wasn't because of lack of knowledge, it was something else (eg. laziness/apathy/cockiness). Kind of like how most people know that they should eat less and exercise more, but don't.
User laziness/apathy/cockiness are the unsolved part of key management.
When a core aspect of a security system requires ignoring or fundamentally changing human nature, you have an irreparably broken security system.
Re:Top Bitcoin dev gets owned
by lazyasciiart on Sunday January 01, 2023 @09:22PM
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Because the average person always follows security advice?
The average person also isn't a prominent bitcoin core developer who holds 200 BTC. If you're as exposed as this guy, I think it's fairly reasonable to at least follow the most basic of security advice.