“And those who were seen dancing were considered crazy by those who could not hear music.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Ethereum as a project is more than just a technology, even if the technology is basically. In the precipitation of the creation, co-creation and debugging of everything you sometimes lose sight of the overview. You have to stop a second, take a step back and observe in order to fully appreciate what is going on.
The project began as an idea in the mind of Vitalik. Ethereum, has now extended to thousands and thousands of other minds in the world, thanks to this interconnected digital network called the Internet. A sea of spirit united by the idea of a complete use of blockchain for general purposes, as you read these lines, the minecraft of blockchain technology.
In all this excitement, we also had to think about how we can make sure that vision is not corrupt, while providing technology itself. This message is the first in a series that tries to explain both ethics and motivation behind the project as a whole.
Soulsearching: for a profit or not?
Since creation, our intention was to deliver a technology aligned with the community as a whole and to encourage a meritocratic culture based on confidence, openness and respect – not only for our Etherian colleagues, but everyone – united by a raw passion for the positive change of the world.
In recent months, the model of our organization and the very nature of this project have been under discussion – among ourselves and between us and the community. These are healthy discussions and I would like to personally thank all those who cared enough to share their reflections on our forums, in a blog commentary or a Reddit article.
It was an intense and interesting journey. Along the way, it made us think about our values while looking at us and asking what this project really means for all of us. During these long soul research sessions, we realized that most dichotomies were summed up in one question: For a profit or not?
After looking for a certain number of models and organizations, we came to the conclusion that to keep the protocol and the software as pure as possible, the only real option was to build a non -profit structure with a mission declared to develop, maintain and explore the potential of this new technology. Motivated not by money but a radiant passion for this crazy idea of a free, open and decentralized world. This is what makes us happy at the end and especially what makes us get up and work on this project, proudly saying today that we build tomorrow.
The details concerning the non -profit structure chosen will follow in a series of blogs. However, this blog post does not concern details, more on the situation as a whole and Why We do it first.
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We all come from different backgrounds and life experiences, but in the end, we are all connected through this significant project which allows us to explore our passions and our ideas through code, art, material or sometimes something completely new.
By design, this project innovates in a way that has never been tried before. This is by definition of an test and error experience, which seeks to continue the experience started by Bitcoin, on several levels. As it has never been tried before, there are no good or bad answers or concrete experiences on which to fall back. We are deep in unexplored territories.
Even if we do not yet enter the applications and complete implications, the large number of ideas and initiatives triggered by the main idea itself is encouraging and gives us an overview of the unlimited potential of our minds-we architect and co-creating our own future “reality”.
I like to consider the Ethereum project as a virgin canvas, where anyone can create digital masterpieces. The technology behind it serves as a catalyst, allowing people to go beyond their innate playful creativity. If the network and the blockchain had to be the canvas, then the paintings and colors would be the lines of code operating transparent and without censorship on top. Everyone is invited to Cocreate.
The sale of Genesis represents the next stage of this epic journey that awaits us and a means of bootstrap the Ethereum ecosystem. The collective intelligence of the swarm will then have its collective fingers in an incredible open technology, capable of freeing waves of innovation on the web, and Etherweb. With technology like that available, centralized and corrupt monopolies which siphon blood and tears of humanity are faced with a rapid obsolete.
Portal to grandeur
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come to life, then go do it. Because what the world needs are people who have come to life.” Howard Thurman
Most of us know that the current planetary operating system pushes us to extinction as a species. Finance seems to be the current paradigm that humanity must transcend on its way from a Type of zero civilization in one Civilization type one.
When a technology like Ethereum exists, I have the impression that we have almost a debt towards ourselves and our colleagues species to explore its potential in the search for solutions. We really have at hand the power to develop the future that we want through the code and useful action – if you see something you don’t like, contribute with something you love. We believe that it is important, in particular at this critical moment, to follow our hearts instead of extrinsic rewards devoid of meaning. This is how, perhaps, we can open a portal to our maximum potential, both at the individual and collective level.
I suspect that Sir Timothy Berners-Lee was probably unable to envisage something like Bitcoin operating above his unified network protocol hyper text in the early 90s. Just as we cannot fully grasp the implications of the rebirth of in progress cryptography crossing the omnipresent digital network which links more than 2 billion minds.
How far can we take it?
What is the limit?
Is there really a limit in the first place?
Since our humble beginnings as whips and hunters, we have come to a point where we are able to contemplate the nature of infinity. Capable of grasping the idea that we are made from billions of vibrating atoms in unison on a pale blue point, all by being permanently connected via a digital planetary consciousness grid. We learn to dream with open minds, just as we dream with closed eyes. We are about to change the world with our minds through lines of dancing code with atoms on the verge of singularity. The interesting part is about to start.
How many rivers will we have to cross before we find our way?
