>The most important difference between Bitcoin and your hypothetical perfect digital currency is that Bitcoin exists and it works. Satoshi didn't waste time waxing philosophical on the internet, he shut up and wrote code. If there is one thing you could learn from Bitcoin, this should probably be it.
You're taking a lot of offense here over a disagreement. I do write code, and I respect bitcoin a lot, as I've said already three times now. I have and use bitcoins and think it's a cool thing they're doing. I'm glad Sathosi coded it despite its issues. I just don't believe these issues are as minor as the btc community believes they are, and I don't believe the proper response to criticism is "oh yeah well you can't do any better so shut up".
You're taking a lot of offense here over a disagreement. I do write code, and I respect bitcoin a lot, as I've said already three times now. I have and use bitcoins and think it's a cool thing they're doing. I'm glad Sathosi coded it despite its issues. I just don't believe these issues are as minor as the btc community believes they are, and I don't believe the proper response to criticism is "oh yeah well you can't do any better so shut up".