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>I would also be in favor of an EIP returning money to addresses who lost money because of these early mistakes. However, I can see that this can be a contentious one, so the community and the success of Ethereum should always be first. (...) I am also sorry that this was a negative event for the perception of cryptocurrencies. The last thing I would want in this world :(

These are not the words of somebody who lost half a million dollars, who in a regular non-crypto situation with a fellow person, a bank, a credit card, and so on, would be fuming at the mouth.

These are the worlds of a true believer, to a degree that this is cult-level scary considering the amount involved.

>A life-changing lesson for me

Doesn't seem like it was...



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