Savage Remains BTC

After years of development, it has become clear that Bitcoin (BTC) has evolved into a political entity resembling a religious authority, increasingly leaning towards fundamentalism.

The structure of a political entity built on religious power differs from that built on secular power. A secular authority is concerned with its own economic development, emphasizing division of labor where everyone is responsible for their own part. In contrast, a religious authority does not have such diverse concerns. It does not actively engage in production to expand economic size or create more GDP. Its task is more about interpreting doctrines to gain more followers.

In such a scenario, the development of the crypto community under secular power is like a tree. It has a large trunk with numerous branches, forming a network-like structure as can be seen in charts.

However, in the religious model, there is only a single line: BTC Core Pope - Cardinal Core - Core Bishops - Core Priests - Core Clergy. There are no side branches; it only needs clergy and does not require workers engaged in production and efficiency improvement. In such a political entity, there is no specific division of responsibilities and no supervision by others. The lower levels are only responsible to the higher levels, making corruption more likely to arise.

Such a group, facing the dead-end path of the Lightning Network, cannot declare its failure to the outside world, as it is not just a mistake, but a series of mistakes. These mistakes must be concealed, not discussed, and not questioned. Questioning the Lightning Network is questioning the authority of Bitcoin Core. Without recognition of Core's authority, BTC would lose market share, and the BTC elite would lose their days of luxury and privilege.