Are We "Censoring" Spam?

<p>There is a massive miscommunication tearing Bitcoiners apart right now. Instead of arguing over specific code like BIP 110, I want to ask a much harder question in this solo take: Is it actually censorship to address spam?</p>
<p>I'll explain why prioritizing financial transactions over JPEGs isn't authoritarianism, and why claiming it is destroys our ability to protect the network. We built a protocol for decentralized money, not unlimited file storage. Let's talk about what real censorship actually means.</p>
<p><strong>Chapters</strong> </p>
<p>(00:00:00) - "Censorship" and Spam </p>
<p>(00:01:41) - The analogy </p>
<p>(00:02:52) - Free speech and limits </p>
<p>(00:04:54) - The trick </p>
<p>(00:06:30) - Size limits vs censorship </p>
<p>(00:08:06) - What censorship really is </p>
<p>(00:10:48) - The Motte and Bailey argument </p>
<p>(00:14:45) - Bitcoin is for money </p>
<p>(00:16:20) - Is limiting spam censorship?</p>
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<p><strong>References from the episode</strong> </p>
<p>Coronavirus: Staying safe and informed on Twitter (12 January 2021): <a href="tinyurl.com/2cb4fxejX">https://tinyurl…; </p>
<p>X - Updating our approach to misleading information (11 May 2020): <a href="tinyurl.com/285vdpbeBlock">https://tin…; </p>
<p>Block 960074 (Mempool.space): <a href="tinyurl.com/29rr7lwgBitcoin">https://t…; </p>
<p>Bitcoin Whitepaper: <a href="tinyurl.com/kkxbyssGiacomo">https://ti…; </p>
<p>Giacomo Zucco X post: <a href="tinyurl.com/2yhf55q6">https://tinyurl.…;