The Irony of Onboarding the Next Billion
AI summary of the linked articleThe author, Caolán Walsh, argues that the Ethereum Foundation lacks anyone explicitly responsible for user and community success, leaving grassroots organisers without effective support or feedback. He points to Ireland's ETH Dublin, which reportedly ran three annual events and side events with about 14 volunteers and less than €150,000, with over 10% of its budget coming from the Ethereum Support Programme. He says the group was told first-time events were ineligible and previous grantees favoured, but it was later denied funding, and it was not given clear reasons. Walsh also cites Project Mirror, which identifies "The Abandoned" archetype of web3 app builders who experience "zero human support," and he announces the Hacker Archives, led by Alina Latinina with his support, to collect feedback on care in building. |
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2 comments Very interesting. I don't know if this is happening because the foundation is bigger, and as soon as things get bigger, things become more complicated no matter what. It is not an excuse, but a consequence, and if the leaders look the other way, then the problem is real. quaylawn.ethSubmitter I think it's worth clarifying these issues existed before the reshuffle earlier this year, and I antipcate things will get a lot worse before they get better. Without taking things too personally, I am paying attention to the things EF reps say to our community that don't hold true when you observe how other communities or individuals are treated. It's obviously a tough job to look after institutional and grassroots audiences at the same time, but considering how decentralisation is the goal, I expect more from them. I feel that's fair and defensible. |
