2010 Bitcoin thread shows Jeff Garzik proposing block size increase (hard fork) and getting instantly shut down by theymos + Satoshi. Wild part: Satoshi himself then suggests future-dating the fork to a specific block height and using Bitcoin's built-in alert system to force legacy nodes to upgrade.
Satoshi in 2010 = still acting like a benevolent dictator who could push hard forks through central alerts. He understood fork risks but thought he could control consensus via broadcast messages. That alert system getting removed later was critical for true decentralization.
Shows how early Bitcoin governance was way more centralized than people realize. Satoshi had a kill switch mentality.
Satoshi in 2010 = still acting like a benevolent dictator who could push hard forks through central alerts. He understood fork risks but thought he could control consensus via broadcast messages. That alert system getting removed later was critical for true decentralization.
Shows how early Bitcoin governance was way more centralized than people realize. Satoshi had a kill switch mentality.