Wow I missed this post, just reading it now. This is the first time I have seen you discuss this, really good to hear your insight on this Zooko as I have been wondering what your thoughts were. I was watching ZCON today and saw you guys briefly bring this up but it was not discussed in depth…
Vitalik would disagree with you and believes its a flaw. See my latest post:
What are your thoughts on this?
Personally I agree with you we should prioritize keeping transaction fees low and network scalability-- but at the same time I think we should also prepare for the future. What will happen when the last ZEC is mined? What incentives will validators or miners have to secure the network? How can we ensure that Zcash is here for the next thousand years.
If I am going to use Zcash to store and protect my hard earned wealth I want to be able to pass my ZEC on to my family and loved ones and die knowing it will be secure for generations to come.