diff --git a/_posts/2017-07-28-minimum-majority-measure.md b/_posts/2017-07-28-minimum-majority-measure.md index 2963957..f48e5ca 100644 --- a/_posts/2017-07-28-minimum-majority-measure.md +++ b/_posts/2017-07-28-minimum-majority-measure.md @@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ problems. ## 3. Not objective -One of the touted advantages of the minimum majority measure is that -it's objective---but it's not. Given that things such as miner names, +Given that things such as miner names, full node versions, developer commit listings, full node IP addresses, and exchange volume can be faked, one needs to *subjectively* adjust for -that possible faking. +that possible faking. This makes measurements more arbitrary and comparisons +more difficult. For example, 21's own [bitnodes][] node monitoring service, which is used as the source for two of the measurements, only counts nodes that accept @@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ alternative measurement [has its own problems](https://twitter.com/hrdng/status/884507512862593025) which need to be corrected for. +*Edit: This section was slightly rephrased to address a +[concern][balaji reply 1] from the original authors about the phrase +"objective". ([diff][diff1])* + ## 4. Why we need decentralization (the main point) Bitcoin users want many things, but I think the most important is that @@ -242,5 +246,7 @@ a good tradeoff to me. [leland lee]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lelandlee/ [balaji srinivasan]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/balajissrinivasan/ [21 inc.]: https://21.co/ +[balaji reply 1]: https://twitter.com/balajis/status/891438172248223744 +[diff1]: /aux/minimum-majority-measure-diff1.html {% include links.md %}