@BRICSinfo If youre in the middle of a war, why would would you list these types of things publicly? What kind of war strategy is this to reveal what youre lacking to the enemy?
Ripple had a lot of opportunities where we could have advocated only for ourselves to the detriment of those who would follow us. We absolutely try as hard as we possibly can not to do that, I don't think we ever have done that, but I also think we would do that if we had to. We are at least a little selfish. But it's totally fair for people who think we have done that or are trying to do that to hold us accountable.
I think we also do have some selfish desire to see competitors succeed. I know that sounds strange, but because it's so early, this makes sense. Today it seems possible but in the early days, the idea that Google could succeed without at least a dozen other internet companies being successful seemed absurd. Competitors build the market, build legitimacy, and make the entire space appealing to enterprises and consumers.
Personally, I do think a sub-optimal bill is better than no bill at all. But it also makes sense to fight for the best bill we think we can get.
@dom_lucre This is why you should never idolize trying to become "famous". People never consider these possibilities when we live in the height of lives revolving around the internet and AI tools being so easily available