Former Bitcoin Dev Gavin Andresen Revises 2016 Blog Post, Calls Trust in Craig Wright a ‘Mistake’

Never mind that the blog post says "During our meeting, I saw the brilliant, opinionated, focused, generous... person that matches the Satoshi I worked with six years ago." Never mind that the blog post outlines how CW signed for Gavin, who is a foremost bitcoin expert and nearly impossible to trick. Forget all that big-picture stuff... let's zoom in, way in, and take a look at this ambiguous correction that Gavin made to said blog post. That's the important part!

This attack is so textbook. Every time it's a) zoom past a bunch of context that delegitimizes the attack, then b) focus on a little detail that makes the attack seem legit. It's a shallow technique, but it works like a charm. This is the same technique that underlies cancel-culture -- zoom in on one day/action/tweet/statement and anyone can be painted a shithead.

Btw, the reason Gavin regrets getting involved in the debate is because the crypto industry made his life hell after he spoke the truth. Read the stories... bunch of rabid emos I tell ya. Gavin seems like a big-hearted guy, so it's no surprise that it's tearing him up that he vouched for the asshole that is CW. He can't bring himself to lie, so he does what he can to oblige the crypto industry with ambiguous statements like this blog correction. Poor guy.