“The mental trap of Knots is that it’s tempting to think that you matter for Bitcoin…

What Knots really offers is a compelling story to the average user - who isn’t a Michael Saylor - that they really matter for Bitcoin, that their action is necessary for Bitcoin’s continued survival…

That’s the story that’s being sold, and I just don’t think that story is true.” @pete_rizzo_

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Dude that was banished into the kitchen by his wifeboss is teaching us who matters?

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles I am important to Bitcoin, because I run a node. Every other person that does is too. If we all disappear, so does Bitcoin. This guys take is retarded.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Peter Rizzo is the most obvious spook. He has been talking about bitcoin culture and appropriating bitcoin history for years, without a useful contribution whatsoever. All he ever does is divide, gaslight and pound on the morale of the plebs. Fuck anyone who gives him a stage

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles The cool thing about these kind of arguments is that it’s not a vague speculation with an unknowable outcome. If the “economic node” argument is correct then we’ll find that out in due time. Knots won’t matter and Bitcoin will be co-opted by the hundreds or maybe just tens of

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Wouldn't that exact same argument apply to Core as well?? It's basically a nobody but miners matter statement. I don't know that all or most node runners feel they are special or matter.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Pete's wrong and I hope it's not intentional. Of course your node matters. Doesn't matter if you're Saylor or two or you have 1000 sats. This network isn't POS network Pete! You can be blackrock times 10 and you still have to obey network rules.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Damn, Pete has been falling hard lately, but go and talk to node runners. They are a highly educated critical bunch able to distinguish nonsense if it pops up. This elitist view of Pete: he's definitely gone off-track, listening to voices at crypto conferences that promise reach

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Disgusting cynicism of this guy. It doesn't matter that an individual runs a node? True. But the opposite is true, too. The movement consists of individuals. This guy is half blind. Hey, @_DannyKnowles - first Calle and now this guy? You can do better, Danny.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles This was such an insanely bad take by Rizzo. He is either discussing this in bad faith, or has no clue what is happening. @frankcorva there is a reason people are running knots and it has nothing to do with “wanting to matter”

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Those retards who made Bitcoin their identity as well as "everything is shitcoins" will have a rough time adjusting their identity to a reality

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles No - It’s core completely selling out and ignoring the majority of bitcoiners. they are captured.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles The argument being made here is that a consensus based protocol has nothing to do with…checks notes…consensus?

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles So people are concerned about CSAM, but not about relaying and storing monetary transactions enabling terrorist financing, assassinations, fentanyl businesses, and all sorts of other money laundering operations? Not to mention that even if you don’t relay it, they are

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles A fatso suiting up for a podcast and trying his best to be mean with a pussy voice. Living off scams brought to you by David Bailey. Just shut the Fuck up

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Running knots is an act of defiance and spreading awareness. It has been very effective. You are one of the last people to still support Core. Core is winning the battle but loosing the war.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Really fancy way of saying "Your node doesnt matter, You don't matter. Only the rich and powerful do" Bitcoin ethos inverted

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Do you run a node?

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles This is straight up fuckin retarded

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Better to run knots than no node at all Better to run core than knots (contributes by default more to the network by relaying all transactions without arbitrary mempool reduction) If you want the largest impact then run an economic node - which requires a major exchange or

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles If individual nodes don't matter, people like you wouldn't spend so much time trying to convince the rest of us they don't.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles "I get it..." repeatedly. Except that he doesn't get it. Or at least didn't articulate it in that video. He talks about it as though those who really believe in Bitcoin are simply us vs them (my team is better than your team). Still bringing up the culture BS. It's a very

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles meh. plebs understand well that the network and nodes is an yin and yang concept. network can't exist w/o nodes. nodes can't be part of network without the network been alive. plebs want to obey consensus rules while preserving their rights to run their own local rules. that's it

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles It's complete nonsense. Knots has been gaining traction because it's better software, and especially this year since the new Core maintainers have made it clear they're hostile to Bitcoin.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Another strawman— people aren't running knots because they want to matter, they are running knots because they want to defend bitcoin from fiat shitcoinery. The influencers (on both sides) taking about this perhaps want to matter, but that's tangential and doesn't even matter.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles He talks shit. Body language every time he scraps his nose, he knows he is talking crap

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Totally stupid take. I run Knots because i can't trust core and want bitcoin to be truly decentralized.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles traction’s just optics until you look at the trade-offs users are really signing up for

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles Mainly, I run knots because knots is giving Core the slap across its face that it needs to wake up and listen to its customers - node runners.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles 🫩 op return expansion is the worst software idea of the century. Run knots

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles There may be some truth to that, but the bottom line is CORE is the one making a change to bitcoin not knots . So his whole shtick is basically retarded

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles The reason is and will always be: feeling safe and secure.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles These guys are completely clueless as to what happened to BSV in 2019 when they made the EXACT same change to op_return.

@frankcorva @pete_rizzo_ @_DannyKnowles his eyes were rolling so much, just like a liar...