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> He’d just fork the entire blockchain. > Normal users don’t have that luxury. Everybody else can fork the entire blockchain, too. The difference is that if a
by q-big 4y ago
> He’d just fork the entire blockchain.
> Normal users don’t have that luxury.
Everybody else can fork the entire blockchain, too. The difference is that if a "normal user" does such a fork, hardly anyone does care. The central difference rather is that the trust and authority that Vitalik Buterin holds - if he does a decision, it is accepted by and large.
The question that you should rather ask is: why do so many people involved in Ethereum have so much trust in Vitalik Buterin's authority and decisions?
- chrisco255 4y agoMain reason is Vitalik is one of the brightest minds in crypto. He's a 10 year veteran of the space and a genius. But no, even Vitalik could not get a split off fork done unless it was something with major security implications for the whole Ethereum ecosystem.
- UncleMeat 4y agoSo genius that both EVM and Solidity have huge unforced footguns that have caused gazillions of dollars in damage.
- chrisco255 4y agoIt's not that bad. Solidity does not protect against crypto economic errors. No language does.
- UncleMeat 4y agoYeah but most languages don't handle things like exceptions, inheritance, and reentrancy so incredibly weirdly that people consistently write basic logical errors when using these concepts.
- yokem55 4y agoThere are numerous instances where Buterin's suggestions have not been just accepted at face value. He's an influential voice, but is no dictator.