Haven't listened to this yet, but this is how I knew about Voddie. https://www.aomin.org/aoblog/the-dividing-line/remembering-voddie-a-short-road-trip-dl/

All we have to do is set the rules. It is much more strict than a democracy.

Sorry, this is conflation of terms like 'free' and 'open'. I see this confusion in many areas (like political thought), not just Bitcoin. Free and open in civilized societies (or where that is the goal) doesn't mean 'do whatever you want.' That isn't freedom, but hellscape. If we don't remove the filters, they can only force things in via out-of-band, which only works with overly-centralized mining... which is something we can't have (and need to fix) anyway (and such efforts are heavily underway). We don't actually have to cater to the attacks just because we can't stop 100%. Do you use an email service with spam filters?

Yeah, that was superior in many ways, once you get a bit of physics technique down. Though I suppose few people got that physics technique down? So, they went squeeze, and plastic, and waste, and mess. 🤦‍♂️

You can often find them on apps like Meetup, but that is more focused on your own local events, I think. Orange Pill App is also a great way (and community!) to find events, meetups, and Bitcoiners on a proximity basis, but you can see them around the world if you're willing to travel.

Oh no, that is way too young. 😢

Well, no, Bitcoin consensus layer decides what can go into blocks. Nodes decide what is available to the miners to put into blocks. Yes, economic incentives play a roll, but they aren't the only force at play. This argument is like that silly trope that corporations legally have to maximize profits. There is a profit-maximizing tendency at play, yes. But, if they don't balance that with other things, they'll fail. And, once the protest against them gets big enough, they usually bend as well.

Except, of course, for the Wizards, who are 'too smart' to realize they are people, too.

This is what I mean. You've conflated what censorship resistant means. That is in regard to financial transactions. If we (Bitcoiners as a community) want to stop non-financial transactions, or over so many bytes of data, etc. we can do that. Bitcoin might not care, but it follows the rules we as a community decide because we decide on the code. *I* can't stop anyone, but *we* can.

Yeah, I've always just held the bottle on an angle and then give it taps against my hand/wrist towards the opening. Once you get a technique, ti is easy and less-messy than the plastic ones.

No, it is like putting a deadbolt on the main entrance, so they have to go around and break out a window to crawl in. Then we shoot them.