This is so obviously true as to hardly bear mentioning, but since you bring it up, I’ll offer that I agree.
I would be offended if anyone were to attempt to associate me with such a position.
When I mentioned that some of your language was hurtful to me, that was not to suggest that the merits or flaws of a technology should be ignored out of a perverse concern for the author.
Is communication better when it does not do unnecessary harm?
A common failure mode with DAOs and group based decision making in general is an attention denial of service attack that cripples the sense-making capabilities of the group and therefore the ability to make good decisions, or make decisions at all.
DAO Stack had a mechanism of preventing spam proposals using futarchy, it was a bit early for its time but an interesting concept nonetheless.
As an entrepreneur, I am accustomed to being bombarded with requests for attention and am effective at prioritization and protecting the time and attention of effective builders and decision makers.
My focus is ruthlessly on results. A vote for me is a vote for my judgement.
Hello
How do you evaluate the role of local communities within the Zcash ecosystem? In your view, how critical are local communities for Zcash’s global growth, awareness building, and adoption? Do you see this as a driving force for progress, and how seriously do you personally take this aspect?
If you are elected to ZCG, what will be your perspective on proposals focused on local community development? Which criteria will you prioritize when reviewing such proposals? For example, how will you approach factors like sustainability, community impact, measurable outcomes, cost-effectiveness, transparency, and alignment with the broader ecosystem? Additionally, how do you believe local community initiatives should contribute long-term value to Zcash?
Tom, I’m so happy to see you run for ZCG!
I’ve followed your perspectives on Twitter for a while, and I genuinely appreciate your no-bullshit approach. You speak plainly, even when it ruffles feathers, and we need more of that. Zcash is entering a much bigger stage now, and I believe you’ll fiercely defend the interests of Zcashers in the moments that matter. Where we’re going, we’ll need that.
And yes, I also disagree with you on the use of the word “tax” 
, but I don’t want to get hung up on framing or make more of it than it deserves. What matters more is your independent voice, your clarity, and your willingness to say what needs to be said.
Zcash is entering a whole new phase, and we need people who bring strength, honesty, and perspective. You do that. We’d be lucky to have you on ZCG.
Good question Batuhan.
I’ve personally been a part of and run local crypto communities around the world (including privately financed Zcash events), and I think they are incredibly powerful when you have the right evangelists leading the community.
That being said, I’ve also seen many failure modes in crypto when it comes to localization:
My solution to this is:
tldr; cautiously optimistic
I’ll make you a deal: I will stop calling it a tax when the majority of the community celebrates the results!
I don’t mind you calling it a tax. I go through phases when I do too.
I don’t agree. The implication is that what “needs to be said” includes:
In the spirit of:
I assert that an inability to interact effectively without violent communication falls short of the bar we should set, not just for ZCG membership, but for the discourse on this forum. Zcash stands for far more than simple “financial privacy”, we embody interwoven lineages that extend back to the cradles of civilization, the lineages that refused to yield to forces that would coerce or corrupt human dignity.
Compassion is not weakness, and anger must not be confused for strength. Those who have not yet attained the skill to discern these things are fortunate to read these forums where we aspire to cultivate such skills.
Dignity is incompatible with coercion, this is why most of those who have been working on Zcash for the last ten years have done so.
Respectfully, this whole detour is unnecessary.
Strong opinions you don’t like can come from a place of zero anger. Personally, I’m not here to lecture grown men on how to use words or to debate moral correctness.
Censorship, however mild, is anti-Zcash. There’s no “compassion” bar a comment must meet. You can always refute or ignore the comments you disagree with.
This is pejorative. I believe that it’s wrong to use pejorative language.
Would you like to argue that my belief is wrong?
(paraphrasing)
This is the place to debate moral correctness. Those who have power are not above moral scrutiny. I believe that, in fact, the reverse is true.
