Hey #Cardano Community!
cc: @Cardano_CF
Some of you may wonder why I keep posting these things. It is NOT to create drama. The goal boils down to one thing:
Cardano is MORE than 1 guy.
The decentralized tech is there - the execution to use it is poor at best. But Cardano, and we, because WE ARE CARDANO, have a great future ahead of us. We just need to stop following one man blindly with the thought in our head: "he will make it for us."
Does it mean he may not make it? No.
Does it mean he cannot make it? No.
Does it mean I want to exclude him? No.
What it does mean is this:
We NEED competition in our ecosystem.
And here is the part many people miss: as long as we act like Cardano is ONE person - namely Charles - he will always be the target. Every statement he makes gets clipped, taken out of context, and turned into FUD against Cardano. One heated comment, one screenshot, and the whole ecosystem takes the hit.
But if we show up as what we actually are - a united ecosystem of MILLIONS with no single "leader" - who is left to attack? Whose words do they twist 180° to spin into FUD? Some random community member who just posted something? That would land flat and draw zero attention.
So how does this look in practice?
The community defines what we need and want. (Charles is part of the community, so his voice counts as well.) Then we all vote on what is needed most.
In a perfect universe, we would have a group of advisers who can explain and educate us on why certain things would, or would not, make sense. We just need an open conversation where FACTS matter - not mood, not the feelings of a single person, where we are either lucky or unlucky on a per-day basis.
Once everyone understands what is on the table, we define what we want. Then dev-shops, companies, and developers can make their offers (a proper tender). Our elected advisers can check reputation, skillset, quality, costs, etc. And then we all vote for the one that seems like the best deal for OUR ecosystem.
And yes, that ALSO includes IO and Charles.
This way, we get multiple prices, multiple timelines, multiple potential outcomes. We just need to move away from "one person or group defines a price and a timeline, and then it is THAT or NOTHING."
Obviously this is a very raw and short statement - I did not want to write a book - but I think it's enough that everyone gets the point I want to make.
What do YOU think? Put it in the replies 👇✅
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