If you have a fragile ego crypto is probably not the place for you. No matter what you do and no matter what your intentions the market and its friendly participants are going to pillory you. The gold standard of not giving a fuck imo is @tayvano_.
Despite catching shit constantly for trying to save us from ourselves, including from me at times, she keeps running into burning buildings. You can’t do that if you are petrified of what people will say or think about you. It takes a lot of self-belief.
Communications for crypto projects is a hugely undervalued skill. You need to cultivate this and defensiveness is literally the worst thing you can do. My strong recommendation is to accept that everyone, including you, has no fucking clue what is going on, be humble, work hard.
If you start a project you immediately occupy a privileged position you arguably do not deserve. If you abuse this position you put the entire project at risk, communications may seem trivial at times but small things add up and can undermine confidence.
Communities hold their leaders to high standards because they intuitively feel this tension. Experiments like YFI are rapidly highlighting that having leaders, even temporarily, may be a false economy. You can cede almost all power and things still work, maybe more efficiently.
All authority should be challenged and at best should be a transitory and necessary evil on the path to decentralised governance. Thus any abuse of this power is rightly examined closely and can undermine the legitimacy of the entire project.
This is why open, clear and transparent communication is so important if you want to cultivate a community that is prepared and eager to take control of a project.
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