Thread by @BobBodily

Heated community discussions are happening everywhere on #ICP right now.

I would like to reposition the discussion from solution-focused to problem-focused.

Let's talk about WHY this is happening. What is the problem?

Once we agree on the problem we can discuss solutions
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1. There is one major contributor to the development of the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) right now
2. There is one entity reviewing new protocol changes
3. There is one entity giving out grants to ecosystem projects
4. There is one entity establishing the roadmap of the IC

That entity is the @dfinity foundation, and they are doing a marvelous job

But this is the problem. The #IC has many points of centralization

Our task, as a community, is to determine how we decentralize the 4 areas I mentioned above:

1. Dev
2. Code review
3. Grants
4. Roadmap

1. Dev

There have only been ~2 instances of community dev efforts making it into the protocol. We need thousands of these.

So how do we fund protocol development? How do we incentivize development at the protocol level?

2. Code review

Dfinity has 99% voting power on protocol changes right now (different topic than governance).

How do we fund code review for protocol changes? How do we incentivize talented devs to review protocol changes?

3. Grants

Dfinity determines who receives grants and who doesn't. This doesn't always align with community values.

How do we fund grants to fundamental projects in the ecosystem when they run out of grant funding or can't receive grants in the first place?

4. Roadmap

Sure, we can pass governance proposals, but that doesn't force Dfinity to implement them. Dfinity has its own roadmap.

So how can we pass governance proposals that get implemented? How can we change the roadmap by implementing ourselves?

These 4 points of centralization (dev, code review, grants, roadmap) are the foundation of the problem. If Dfinity ceased to exist, I don't think ICP would survive

So what @SynapseVote and @ICDevs_org are fighting for is one particular solution to the problem, but there are many

So before anything else, let's agree on the problem. Then we can explore the solution space to figure out what we want to do as a community to solve the problem.

Does this problem resonate with you? Is this vital to solve? Is it worth solving together?

Calling @AndraGeorgescu, @IsaacValadez55, @mechaquan, @Pwoseidonn, @lastmjs, @afat, @BartlettWenzel, @lightning_lad91, @mexitlan, @fisherdavie, @icpjesse, @dribeiroalves

Please review the problem thread and reply with comments here. Focus exclusively on the problem right now.

Once we all agree on the problem we can make better progress toward a solution.

In terms of a Twitter space, we could do one that is exclusively problem focused if needed. Or if the problem is well accepted, we could jump straight to discussing potential solutions.