Then, over time as the bitcoin maxi position fell to more and more faults, the term came to be used with the latter more pejorative meaning. People no longer saw bitcoin maximalism as a defensible position, and thus came to see bitcoin maxis thinking illogically and with a closed mind.
Citation needed? I haven’t been following this topic closely, but I’m pretty sure this is still highly contested territory so I’m surprised that you’re either asking us to trust you on this, or assuming an already existing consensus among your audience.
I think the general consensus is that it’s very unlikely bitcoin inevitably takes a monopoly position in the cryptocurrency scene, which is what the bitcoin maxi position is referring to here.
Have you seen Vitalik’s recent In Defense of Bitcoin Maximalism? There’s some speculation that it was an April Fools joke, which Vitalik addressed in an interview at https://youtu.be/m4vYEn_Twog?t=975. In short, it’s not his “primary opinion” but he sees “benefits in both sides”. Seems to contradict your “People no longer saw bitcoin maximalism as a defensible position” statement.
Citation needed? I haven’t been following this topic closely, but I’m pretty sure this is still highly contested territory so I’m surprised that you’re either asking us to trust you on this, or assuming an already existing consensus among your audience.
Gotcha thanks yea I should have elaborated more.
I think the general consensus is that it’s very unlikely bitcoin inevitably takes a monopoly position in the cryptocurrency scene, which is what the bitcoin maxi position is referring to here.
Vitalik goes into reasons here: https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/11/20/bitcoin-maximalism-currency-platform-network-effects/
But I could have been more charitable to the bitcoin maxi position.
Have you seen Vitalik’s recent In Defense of Bitcoin Maximalism? There’s some speculation that it was an April Fools joke, which Vitalik addressed in an interview at https://youtu.be/m4vYEn_Twog?t=975. In short, it’s not his “primary opinion” but he sees “benefits in both sides”. Seems to contradict your “People no longer saw bitcoin maximalism as a defensible position” statement.