The DIY innovator doesn't need any "scientific credentials. "
We are all born scientist unfortunately our educational system just teaches us
To memorize facts and squashes curiosity. In a different time and place this worked well but not anymore.
I'm just trying to say that Charles doesn't need to have scientific credentials to run this experiment. It would be like saying Dan needs to have a PHD in economics in order for him to run the experiment that is Bitshares.
I 100% agree with you on this actually. The only problem is that it fails to speak to the underlying point. How does Charles find himself in all these different countries...roaming the world, making deals in Switzerland while "on vacation from crypto"? Who funds his ventures? How does his pet project end up being promoted via video commercials on youtube before funding even began? How does he so easily get onto mainstream media outlets to endorse said project (without even having a product) when most all other "coins" don't even make it onto the radar?
Literally all these questions require answering. Otherwise it is silly for Charles to think any action he wants to take to "help" the community will be trusted. Trust is earned...
I know it is hard to ask and even sounds outright mean...but we have to really think about why we are all here. Sure a small part of it is to make money and retire early on an island somewhere...but this world has real problems and the real Satoshi Nakamoto even put his/her/their primary reason for Bitcoin's creation into the Genesis Block:
// The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks
Do we think Satoshi would have stayed anonymous if he/she/they felt there were no genuine risks posed by these powers that are fueled by Debt and Death?
If we spoke to Satoshi today, would he/she/they laughingly ignore claims of the NSA's total surveillance grid? What of the obvious centralization of power into the hands of a few? Manipulated Markets? The sadistic cult-like organizations that grow up around
any power that goes unchecked for a century?
What Would Satoshi Say about the enemies to technologies that decentralize power down to the level of sovereign individuals? Would he/she/they laughingly deny secret societies (societies of powerful people colluding in secret--I know never happened before)? Would he/she/they laugh if I said releasing this technology would make enemies among these groups?
I'm done with this part of the topic though and hope we can get back to the idea of future btsx forks. In light of the prior summoning of Satoshi's ghost in this post, I'd ask in response to the thoughts of forking to Litecoin:
What would Satoshi Do? I believe the answers to these questions are all found in why Bitcoin was released to the world. If ANY of us stray from that reason...I think we are also straying from what will be best for all our portfolios in the end. Just my two btsx.