An Ode to Rough Consensus

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And for your reading pleasure here is Part 2:

When We Disagree: Making Rough Consensus Work

A Zcash governance trilogy, part 2 of 3. [Rough Consensus Proposal vs Objections boxing gloves] TL;DR: Polls measure preferences. Running code measures operational acceptance. Neither gives anyone the final say, and no constituency has an automatic veto. Building rough consensus means answering substantive objections, not asking every group for permission. NU7 showed how difficult that can be. The Development Fund dispute will test whether we can apply the same principles when money is at sta…