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0 pointsRcouF1uZ4gsC8y ago0 comments

In that case, why not just use current contract law with centuries of jurisprudence? Without, "code is the contract", Ethereum is a pointless, buggy, leaky abstraction of current contract law.

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hsod8y ago

Perhaps in some cases a broad consensus mechanism (like hard fork) is preferable to putting it in the hands of 12 random people.

JumpCrisscross8y ago

> Perhaps in some cases a broad consensus mechanism (like hard fork) is preferable to putting it in the hands of 12 random people

Sounds good in theory. In practice it's mob rule. We have pretty good evidence, i.e. history, that the rule of law is better.

erikpukinskis8y ago

Ok, so you are saying there is scientific evidence for for the statement "the rule of law is better than mob rule"?

I'd love to see a couple citations for that? Hell, I'd be fascinated to read the experimental setup.

To be truthful, it sounds like someone hooked you with some pseudoscience on poor foundations.

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sbov8y ago

As long as you're a Wookie. In the meantime, Droids will get screwed over.

Fjolsvith8y ago

Just don't be a droid.

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