This whole @const_reborn and #bittensor decentralisation debate is interesting to me.. Seen a lot of people questioning how much influence @const_reborn has over the protocol.. and whether thats a good thing for something geared towards decentralisation I get the concerns in theory.. But I think people massively underestimate just how insanely difficult it is with what #bittensor is trying to achieve We're talking about the creation of an entirely new economic system for producing intelligence Its.. 1. A massive fucking deal for society 2. Massively fucking complex A system where people anywhere in the world.. with little obstacles.. can compete to build anything.. solve problems.. and get rewarded based on the value they produce.. in an open, permissionless arena.. and have it all just work at the network level.. plus held together by economic incentives.. that need to work globally at scale.. That is a ridiculously difficult thing to get right I mean.. just look at how much #bittensor has already changed over the years.. We've gone from the early days of the network to an entire ecosystem of subnets.. dTAO.. changes to emissions and incentive mechanisms.. and now stuff like Gamma and eTAO Everything is constantly evolving because they're still figuring out how the core parts should actually work We've never seen anything quite like this before.. Its not like there is some fucking instruction manual sitting around that Const or others can follow Some ideas will work brilliant.. some don't Some mechanisms will just sing.. others will completely need rethinking And yeah.. there's gonna be plenty of expensive mistakes along the way.. thats the cost of building something as fundamentally important as this When I personally see @const_reborn challenging shit.. or proposing changes.. or pushing things in another direction to make things stronger.. I see someone who's spent years and years obsessing.. way more than you and me or anyone else.. over an insanely complicated system that is for the greater good.. and is still deeply invested in making it work I think that means something and deserves a lot of credit Now.. I've had pretty much no one on one time with @const_reborn over the past four years.. Apart from some group talk.. I've barely had any private conversation with the guy and he's not someone I've gone out my way to get close to.. I personally don't think we'd gel well and I'm perfectly cool with that But that has absolutely fuck all to do with how I judge his work I don't need to be someone's mate.. or agree with everything they say.. or even particularly warm to them personally.. to recognise when they're doing something pretty extraordinary And when it comes to what @const_reborn has created and continues to build with #bittensor.. I have an enormous amount of respect for the man’s work All thats to say.. I've no relationship with the guy.. no reason to glaze him or defend him.. but his actions and what he's achieved speaks for itself and should command respect On to decentralisation.. It doesn't magically make every decision better or every system run smoother Having hundreds of people vote on something doesn't mean they'll understand the technical consequences of that decision.. or the economics.. or the second order effects of the thing they're voting for Sometimes.. you genuinely need someone with an exceptional understanding of the system to make those incredibly difficult calls Especially when so much of the foundations are still being figured out And this.. right now.. in #bittensor's current state and life cycle.. is where I personally think @const_reborn involvement is incredibly valuable.. and possibly necessary But.. in saying that.. I understand the complication The whole point of #bittensor is to create an alternative to intelligence being controlled by a handful of powerful companies or individuals.. A belief that open competition should matter more than permission.. Where no single organisation should get to decide who can participate in creating intelligence.. That the network should be bigger than any one person Well.. those principles will have to apply to #Bittensor itself eventually We can't spend years arguing that intelligence shouldn't depend on a handful of powerful people.. only to create an alternative that ends up relying on one extraordinarily important guy or girl Even if that individual happens to be someone who's capable of being the person in charge Its not whether @const_reborn should have less influence tomorrow.. Its how #bittensor gradually gets to a point where it no longer needs anyone like him to keep progressing And I think @const_reborn completely understands this More developers who understand the protocol inside out.. More people capable of proposing genuine improvements to the network.. Better governance models.. less reliance on small groups.. a move away from centralised structures.. And yes.. eventually an architecture that keeps chugging along and improving regardless of who comes and goes True decentralisation Not decentralisation for the sake of being able to say you are We shouldn't be rushing to distribute authority before the networks even figured out how to make any of that work properly yet But the goal should always be working towards making #bittensor more resilient.. more independent.. more distributed.. and harder for anyone to control But imo.. timing matters a lot here #Bittensor is still so fucking young relative to what its trying to become.. The mechanisms are still evolving.. the subnets are still getting to grips with how to optimise everything We're only beginning to explore what happens when these different markets start producing valuable services and potentially buying and consuming eachothers intelligence There's so much fucking work left to do Me? I'd much rather have @const_reborn heavily involved during these critical stages than rush towards some half ass baked governance structure.. that looks great on paper but ends up slowing everything down or creating a whole different set of problems But.. that also can't become an excuse for keeping things centralised for too long.. Its both a race and a balancing act Genuine progress towards distributing authority and access as the network matures Actual changes to how decisions get made.. who can make them.. how the protocol continues developing without relying on any one guy And I don't see anything wrong with backing @const_reborn's work while also expecting that to happen I think you should be able to have enormous respect for someones vision and still want them to build something that eventually outgrows their own influence And again.. I think @const_reborn understands that better than us all So yeah.. I genuinely believe #bittensor is better off right now with Const continuing to play such an important role But.. long term? I think.. the greatest thing @const_reborn could ever achieve is building something so fucking successful.. so resilient.. and so decentralised.. that it no longer needs him Because then.. #bittensor will actually become what its supposed to be $TAO