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>Unlike bitcoin, it is able to do large changes, since there is a completely different development culture Can be read as: a 'relatively' small group of people
by jimmydorry 5y ago
>Unlike bitcoin, it is able to do large changes, since there is a completely different development culture
Can be read as: a 'relatively' small group of people control the protocol to such a level that arbitrary changes can be enacted with relative ease.
An example that comes to mind is Ethereum, which is essentially controlled by a single developer aided by a few others. When a bug in a contract would have cost many people a significant amount, the lead developer lead the charge (to the applause of almost all) in forking the chain.
I haven't looked at Monero in enough detail to confirm this, but your statement is not exactly a selling point. Having decentralization to the point that it becomes hard for developers to force through changes, should be a feature... not a bug.
- ajkdhcb2 5y agoYou have a great point and for this reason Monero should be viewed differently. It is not bitcoin. However, the technology is just not at the point where you can have a protocol that is fixed in stone, and bitcoin is not something that I think is good for the world because it is a dangerous tool of mass surveillance which you can't fix without fundamental changes. >Having decentralization to the point that it becomes hard for developers to force through changes This is happening to Monero too over time, as the community grows. I expect it will continue to become more difficult to gain consensus over time. There is, at least, many developers and no 'leader' figure like Vitalik
- jimmydorry 5y agoI’m glad to hear that Monero is still on the right track.