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So the creator of Ethereum makes (imo) a very impressive steelman argument against Ethereum (and most other coins). He clearly took some time with this. Pretty interesting take on the April Fools joke.

I sincerely understand Bitcoin maximalism now better than I have before.

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Keep in mind, before he started Ethereum, back in 2011 Vitalik started Bitcoin Magazine.

Also keeping in mind, Vitalik has always loved Bitcoin he just doesn't care for the maximalist culture so much. Vitalik created Ethereum after raking in tons of Bitcoin, loving the idea but choosing to take it in another direction with the smart contracting that had been disabled within the Bitcoin code.

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