1/ Who/what do Ethereum core devs "work for"?
It's NOT users, app devs, investors, or miners directly. And it's NOT any firm (though they may be paid by them).
They work FOR the *public good* that is Ethereum. They administer it, but it is all of the others who give it value.
It's NOT users, app devs, investors, or miners directly. And it's NOT any firm (though they may be paid by them).
They work FOR the *public good* that is Ethereum. They administer it, but it is all of the others who give it value.
2/ IMO, public goods like Ethereum should be provided consistent with a mission.
And in ways that seek to 1) maximize broad benefits/end-use, 2) minimize broad harm, and 3) judiciously & transparently assign concentrated benefits (only if required to administer the good itself).
And in ways that seek to 1) maximize broad benefits/end-use, 2) minimize broad harm, and 3) judiciously & transparently assign concentrated benefits (only if required to administer the good itself).
3/ Providing a public good like Ethereum to a broad swathe of stakeholders who make use of it every day isn't easy.
It requires exercising real judgement, making complex trade-off decisions.
Peaceful articulation of disagreement with decisions is part of that process.
It requires exercising real judgement, making complex trade-off decisions.
Peaceful articulation of disagreement with decisions is part of that process.
4/ It is understandable that errors could occur in such an informal & rough process. Sometimes positions are mis-read and circumstances may change.
If/when such failures occur, it's important that we all (as a holistic community) recognize & move beyond them productively.
If/when such failures occur, it's important that we all (as a holistic community) recognize & move beyond them productively.
