You have Bitcoin goggles on, so you deny yourself understanding. "Bitcoin doesn't scale" is not a mantra, it is an objective fact that any rational engineer can observe about its design. You can just use math; it isn't actually debatable. I will make anyone look like a fool for such beliefs if given a fair format. Further, Bitcoiners have some retarded views on what things like money, payments, and settlements are, so they support dead-end research that appeals to their emotions and hopes. You. Will. Never. Scale. Bitcoin. Trustlessly. Thus you will always need to digitize trust explicitly. It's your lack of creativity & experience that makes you think any of this is coping or naive. I am offering a solution that maintains P2P sovereignty, not excuses. 📝 f704ff80…