Vitalik: Talking about the development of Ethereum and the unresolved contradictions in the future of decentralization
Original Author: Vitalik Buterin
Original Author: Vitalik Buterin
Original compilation: czgsws, 0x9F, Rhythm BlockBeats
This article is based on V God’s views on his personal social media platform, and Rhythm BlockBeats organizes and translates it as follows:
There are many well-known contradictions in my thinking and values that I have been thinking about but still haven't fully resolved:
I'm eager to see Ethereum become a more Bitcoin-like system that values long-term stability, including cultural stability, but realizes that achieving this will require a lot of actively coordinated short-term changes, with a gap between the two. contradiction.
There's a tension between my tendency to rely less on individuals and try to build fixed systems that will stand the test of time, and my appreciation for "active players" and their role in helping the world move forward.
I am eager to see Ethereum become an L1 that can survive truly extreme situations, but I realize that many key applications in Ethereum currently rely on very weak security assumptions, and there is a contradiction between the two.
I have a passion for things like decentralization, but I realize that I am conflicted with identifying with the intellectual elite rather than "the people" on many (though definitely not all) specific policy issues.
I am eager to see more countries adopt radical policy experiments (such as crypto countries), but I realize that there is often a contradiction between more centralized governance that is most likely to act on these things.
I'm eager to see more diversity in interesting cultures, but I realize that maintaining a culture that is different from the mainstream often seems to require some form of madness or clique, which is something that I hate mentally. There is a contradiction between the two.
I don't like many modern financial blockchain "apps" (such as the $3 million "boring ape"), but I reluctantly accept the fact that these things are an important part of keeping the cryptoeconomy running, and for all of us Like DAO and governance experiment pay, there is a contradiction between the two.
I long for crypto to surpass finance, but I realize that finance (including payments + sovereignty) is still by far the most successful category of crypto applications, especially popular with 3rd world residents, human rights activists, and vulnerable groups, in between There is a contradiction.
There is a contradiction between my desire to be a peacemaker, to be everyone's friend, and my desire to stand firmly on the side of good against evil when we face real evil.
