> And, when bitcoiners tell you that relying on a centralised source, or even a quorum of sources, is completely unacceptable, why then are the same people happy to use smart contracts where the use of centralised oracles is apparently both acceptable and commonplace?
I think you're largely describing two separate camps within bitcoin hodlers. Some are 'gold-bug' types that value security and individual liberty above all else, and so are very conservative in their attitude towards Bitcoin development. Others are 'cyberpunk' types that value technological capability and functionality, and are much more liberal and exploratory in what they'd like to see Bitcoin become.
When you say "same people", I think they are rare, and this statement makes a bit of a false lack-of-dichotomy.
I think you're largely describing two separate camps within bitcoin hodlers. Some are 'gold-bug' types that value security and individual liberty above all else, and so are very conservative in their attitude towards Bitcoin development. Others are 'cyberpunk' types that value technological capability and functionality, and are much more liberal and exploratory in what they'd like to see Bitcoin become.
When you say "same people", I think they are rare, and this statement makes a bit of a false lack-of-dichotomy.