I'm really proud that ethereum does not have any culture of trying to prevent people from speaking their minds, even when they have very negative feelings toward major things in the protocol or ecosystem.

Some wave the ideal of "open discourse" as a flag, some take it seriously.

Having participated in dozens of (non-crypto) communities, my personal opinion is ethereum is about average, though definitely a lot better than other crypto. The area with a very large scope for improvement, is in "open discourse" of subjective matters.

Having participated in dozens of (non-crypto) communities, my personal opinion is ethereum is about average, though definitely a lot better than other crypto. The area with a very large scope for improvement, is in "open discourse" of subjective matters.

https://warpcast.com/vitalik.eth/0x7cb27023

i think where it’s lacking is the following: 

- discourse is too granular for all participants of the ecosystem to provide an opinion on (protocol people, onchainbuilders, onchain users).

Perhaps we need reps from each side to talk it out on livestreams or something so a true community can form.

lore @optimism | ex: @coinbase | views are my own | what if it all worked out? 

True, and also, a greater diversity of participants from different fields. Right now it's too many tech and finance people. Which goes to my criticism about poor discourse on subjective matters - Ethereum needs more artists, economists, designers, philosophers etc.

The tech barrier to even try to follow these discussions are huge, even for tech people. We should maybe improve the "communications layer".