Personally I think yours is the most rational argument for a path towards the highest probability of success for zcash. Hard decisions need to be made with conviction and the clarity of foresight.
It seems like a logical course would be to publicly provide 3 clearly articulated options that are being considered for the path forward. Something like -
- Continue funding reward w/ a good faith concession (TBD). (*change name from founders reward to funding reward)
- Solicit community for funding donations for 5 year runway. Start asap and if full funding is not reached by X date, all donations returned and funding reward remains. If reached, funding ends.
3.?