A dispute has emerged within the Bitcoin community, with Jan3 CEO Samson Mow accusing Bitcoin Core developers of treating users with disdain, and warning that such attitudes could jeopardize the network’s long-term success.
Mow stressed that no project can succeed if its builders look down on the people they are meant to serve.
Mow’s Indictment of Developer Conduct
In a lengthy post published on X, the BTC advocate argued that Bitcoin’s core issue is not merely technical but deeply cultural. He asserted that a toxic attitude among some developers is poisoning the ecosystem.
“You cannot develop software for users that you despise,” Mow stated.
He pointed to specific behaviors to illustrate his claim, alleging that developers have been branding user nodes as “fake,” telling them “they don’t matter,” and even engaging in “DDoSing their nodes and laughing about it.”
The Jan3 executive described this behavior as “appalling” and suggested it stems from a problem
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