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Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'

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Post by nacs »

danielweber wrote: post #129
Geekette wrote: post #75

Given his history as a prolific liar, I find his post to be utter bullshit. Note how he's still lying about things he was caught at: "When the rumours began, my qualifications and character were attacked. When those allegations were proven false". NO - it was established (with confirmation from the schools in question) that he lied about having a PhD from Charles Stuart U. and he definitely does not possess 8 masters…

First search for narcissist checklist got me https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-legacy-distorted-lo... If you toss out the ones about romantic relationships, Craig hits on most of them.

I'm in the Wright is a liar/con-artist camp but the items on that list apply to most "normal" people (including myself).

Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'

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Post by aserafini »

Finnucane wrote: post #119
BinaryResult wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bitcoin is infinitely divisible, if a bitcoin is lost forever the remaining bitcoin just increase in value.

Doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a finite quantity in the first place?

No. Why would it defeat the purpose of having a finite quantity?

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Post by rdiddly »

danielweber wrote: post #129
Geekette wrote: post #75

Given his history as a prolific liar, I find his post to be utter bullshit. Note how he's still lying about things he was caught at: "When the rumours began, my qualifications and character were attacked. When those allegations were proven false". NO - it was established (with confirmation from the schools in question) that he lied about having a PhD from Charles Stuart U. and he definitely does not possess 8 masters…

First search for narcissist checklist got me https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-legacy-distorted-lo... If you toss out the ones about romantic relationships, Craig hits on most of them.

You beat me to it! I was about to post this one from the same site: https://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/narcissistic-pers...

(click on "Symptoms")

Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'

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Post by k-mcgrady »

nacs wrote: post #141
danielweber wrote: post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

First search for narcissist checklist got me https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-legacy-distorted-lo... If you toss out the ones about romantic relationships, Craig hits on most of them.

I'm in the Wright is a liar/con-artist camp but the items on that list apply to most "normal" people (including myself).

I would hope they don't apply to most 'normal' people...

Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'

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Post by k-mcgrady »

golergka wrote: post #68
devishard wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This post reminds me of a tactic abusive people use to prevent their victims from leaving them. When confronted with their bad behavior, they apologize profusely and pretend to feel remorse for their actions to the point that people worry about them. Once people feel adequately sorry for them and are distracted from their bad behavior, they go right back to doing what they were doing. But the giveaway that shows it's…

Abusive people commit suicides as well.

Once you know it's a tactic you can't allow yourself to fall for it anymore or you'll end up trapped, regardless of what the final outcome is.

However it's not right to go around guessing that someone like this guy is using that tactic and ignoring what could be a serious cry for help when you have no idea if he's an abusive person.

Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'

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Post by m-i-l »

neuropie wrote: post #140

It's very interesting that he asked the media to send coins to one of Satoshi's Bitcoin addresses, and that he would return them. All of Satoshi's original coins are Pay-to-Public-Key, whereas the BBC's money was sent Pay-to-Public-Key-Hash (P2PKH). This means that Craig would have to present a signature along with a public key that just has the same hash as the Satoshi public key, not a signature for Satoshi's publi…

If Craig Wright did indeed purchase the supercomputer which was placed at number 17 on the list of the world's fastest supercomputers in November 2015, perhaps its sole purpose was to do a collision attack. Although as with other claims, it is uncertain whether he did buy this computer (SGI deny it was bought from them but concede that it could have been bought on the grey market[0]).

[0] http://www.zdnet.com/article/sgi-denies-links-with-alleged-b...

Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'

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Post by dpark »

nacs wrote: post #141
danielweber wrote: post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

First search for narcissist checklist got me https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-legacy-distorted-lo... If you toss out the ones about romantic relationships, Craig hits on most of them.

I'm in the Wright is a liar/con-artist camp but the items on that list apply to most "normal" people (including myself).

If the items on that list apply to you, then you are not "normal". At the very least, you're certainly in an unhealthy relationship.

Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'

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Post by fucking_tragedy »

snitko wrote: post #131
fucking_tragedy wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The most damning: Seven transaction a second. You cannot have a functioning financial system that is constrained to seven transactions per second.

I think you misunderstand the purpose of Bitcoin. It's not meant to be a payment system, but rather a settlement layer.

The top ten results of "bitcoin purpose" on Google concur that in it's current implementation, in how the community and business world view and use it, Bitcoin is meant to be an electronic currency.

The FTC recognizes it as a commodity, something that can be bought and sold. In it's current incarnation, it is the equivalent of bartering with baseball cards in lieu of cash.

If your point is true, then the purpose has been abandoned for the popular and current realization of Bitcoin as a means of electronic monetary value transfer.

I personally followed development and the community from the time it was introduced. It was always pitched as an 'anonymous' electronic currency.

Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'

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Post by spdustin »

nikcub wrote: post #80
spdustin wrote: post #19

Okay seriously, is anyone contacting the authorities to see if this man is still alive? I do not know who to contact or what his location is. His "blog" post sounds like a suicide note - I've had the misfortune of reading others, and there are telltale signs - and it doesn't appear that anyone is taking steps to see if he's okay. Maybe he is a liar, maybe he's Satoshi, who gives a shit at this point when the jaded co…

I saw the post within a minute of two of it going up and also read it as a suicide note. I reached out to everyone I knew and heard back indirectly through someone else that he's ok. He's also updated his homepage in the last few minutes. Despite knowing just how much of a manipulator Craig is I think it's worth erring on the side of caution here.

Thank you for letting us know. Whether he's a lying asshole or not, I've learned the hard way to take someone seriously when they seem to be threatening self-harm, even if they've been insincere in the past. Someone who feels the need to lie so much isn't exactly neurotypical, and depressive thoughts with suicidal ideations often go along with such a compulsion. Better safe than sorry.

Thanks again for checking in.

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