Phaedrus on Nostr: Re-reading this marvelous text and can’t help to see the parallels with Bitcoin: ...
Re-reading this marvelous text and can’t help to see the parallels with Bitcoin:
constitution ≈ protocol (consensus rules)
executive ≈ miners
judiciary (court) ≈ full nodes
legislators (congress) ≈ developers
Most importantly it’s practical (not theoretical) and procedural (ie. how to do it, constructive not just complaining)
Published at
2026-07-04 17:47:16 UTCEvent JSON
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