Gwern Branwen personal blog
Bitcoin is Worse is Better
2011 essay on how Bitcoin’s long gestation and early opposition indicates it is an example of the ‘Worse is Better’ paradigm in which an ugly complex design with few attractive theoretical properties compared to purer competitors nevertheless successfully takes over a niche, survives, and becomes gradually refined.
- Points
- 152
- HN comments
- 50
- Submissions
- 1
- Cited by
- 0 commenters
Crypto & BlockchainSociety, Policy & Culture2013
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2013 | Bitcoin is Worse is Better by gwern | 152 | 50 |
