1) the greater % of tokens they need to reserve for early investors, or 2) the higher network value they need (pre-launch) to avoid dilution.
Both contribute to “insider network” taint, which is not great for community building
It’s clear to me that not reserving any % of the supply for “core devs” leads to sustainability questions & potentially feeling under-appreciated as a key supply-sider.
But reserving / asking too much creates community backlash.
For me, it goes back to balancing “productive capital” vs “investment capital” + what we want to see in the balance between capital/labor: link.medium.com/bTwUsAy5vV