[Kbelicius]

> Sorry to be blunt, but you both demonstrate a poor technical understanding of Bitcoin.

Sorry to be blunt but you are demonstrating your poor reading skills.

> Miners are not "intermediaries"

I have some bitcoin. How do I send them to you without miners?

> it is possible to send/receive Bitcoin with any regular programming language.

dmitriid was talking about, what you called, "programmable money" and not about sending/receiving bitcoin. You don't need knowledge of any programming language to do that.

[olalonde]

Ah I see the confusion now. By intermediary I meant "trusted intermediary" (e.g. like PayPal, Visa, a bank, etc.).

[dmitriid]

Ah yes. Because with "programmable money" we now have untrusted intermediaries: programmers who code scammy contracts (at the very least you'll need those intermediaries).

And don't forget those who code the wallets, and the exchanges, and the people who will convert your tokens into actual money you can buy stuff with...

Ah, it's so good to finally get rid of these "trusted intermediaries like PayPal, Visa, a bank..."

Oh wait, my money is gone, how do I revert the transaction?...