# Threads - part I

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/threads-part-i/56728>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [July 20, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/threads-part-i/56728 "2026-07-20T10:23:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![aaal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/aaal/32/36133_2.png) [@aaal](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/aaal)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/threads-part-i/56728/4 "2026-07-25T13:43:18Z")

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> [@dismad](#):
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> Lot of text to not offer an alternative?

Sometimes, more words are needed than a hype press release. As for alternatives, what choice do you or do any of us have?

It’s not entirely a rhetorical question.

Though manually repsonding to an LLM summary feels a little off, I’ll go ahead:

> [@dismad](#):
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> goal of prompting community scrutiny of independence, priority-setting, and the risk that one political/financial circle could effectively set the protocol’s direction.

Yes, that’s a big part of it. Please see [this post on hazards](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/hazards-part-i/56815).

> [@dismad](#):
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> factually unchallenged …

Technically true … that is to say, _factually uncontested_.

> [@dismad](#):
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> The community has a lot going on right now

…right. .. it might be _extra_ worthwhile to have some facts from which one could create an overview?

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