For those who missed two of the greatest minds, @gavofyork x @VitalikButerin, coming together after a very long time that I can’t even remember, here are the 9 best moments—the lazyman version…🧵 
Ofc, starts with a joke.
‘’I thought I was the ideas guy and Gav does all the real coding’’.
‘’I thought I was the ideas guy and Gav does all the real coding’’.
First wrote Ethereum, then Polkadot, and now what the heck is this JAM thing.
Why it uniquely stands out as a breakthrough that’s additive to the greater blockchain ecosystem.
Why it uniquely stands out as a breakthrough that’s additive to the greater blockchain ecosystem.
How to build an ecosystem: Community x Tech
—If your tech supports only one specific way of doing things, it often attracts a community that strongly convinces themselves it's the only correct approach.
—If your tech supports only one specific way of doing things, it often attracts a community that strongly convinces themselves it's the only correct approach.
Gav’s take on Ethereum’s strength.
Conflict breeds community x Moderate governance & lack of opinionation breeds good community.
Conflict breeds community x Moderate governance & lack of opinionation breeds good community.
On-chain governance vs. off-chain governance:
Gav is less opinionated about the base layer tech needing autonomous upgrades. Aligns more with Vitalik.
Reason: the base layer tech should be minimal & opinionless, and thus not a target for upgrades, not in the long term.
Gav is less opinionated about the base layer tech needing autonomous upgrades. Aligns more with Vitalik.
Reason: the base layer tech should be minimal & opinionless, and thus not a target for upgrades, not in the long term.
Vitalik is also interested in adding elements of formalized, DAO-style governance, with better public signaling tools to steer things more democratically, rather than relying on nebulous consensus among a few dozen devs.
Missing layer: Broadening the intellectual and idea layer, asking big-picture questions.
In the 2020s, what is Ethereum trying to do? What is its role? What world are we trying to achieve through its existence?
In the 2020s, what is Ethereum trying to do? What is its role? What world are we trying to achieve through its existence?
With tens of billions invested, why is the industry still irrelevant, with daily active users under 1% of the global population?
It’s about this still being mostly a tech and financial product, marketed to people with minimal tech and financial needs or background.
It’s about this still being mostly a tech and financial product, marketed to people with minimal tech and financial needs or background.
Decentralized approaches excel where centralized ones fail, such as in international payments and developing countries.
The industry should continue to enhance tech, reduce user barriers, and find more long-tail use cases.
The industry should continue to enhance tech, reduce user barriers, and find more long-tail use cases.
What’s your take on these two coming together?
It's not really ideal and possible to have only one path to achieve a particular goal, right.
𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘹 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴.
It's not really ideal and possible to have only one path to achieve a particular goal, right.
𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘹 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴.
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