DCinvestor

serious question: who is buying shit like this in 2026??

heavy (2 lbs), expensive AF for the performance, chews through battery, loud fans, and pumps out a bunch of heat

for the price of THREE Nintendo Switch 2’s??

i’m more convinced than ever that ALL foundation and unaccountable non-profit governance eventually goes off of the rails or gets captured by misguided people (including and perhaps especially if funded via perpetual protocol rewards in the case of crypto)

power hungry and/or misguided moralistic actors will always eventually get control and completely fuck it up

so i think of you are giving money for charitable purposes, it makes sense to avoid foundations and instead give the money to charities who will spend it more immediately and directly on whichever causes you care about

the good news is the EF is less relevant to the future of Ethereum than it ever has been

the bad news is EF bureaucracy and drama around it have created a lot of lame brand damage for Ethereum over the years

imo, the EF itself is a relic of the old times

so literally just keep R&D, minimal Core Dev support, and a competent comms function to actually support them

hire some hyper-freedom / crypto-pilled people to do that work who aren't bleeding heart woke and litigious. no ideological alignment other than being hyper-focused on free market use of a maximally censorship-resistant chain

lobotomize previously existing performatively-liberal cultural norms from the org permanently

a couple dozen to a few dozen employees at most

get rid of absolutely everything else

you need to follow everyone who works at @ethlabs_org

their thinking is the future of where Ethereum is heading

they are:

@adietrichs
@barnabemonnot
@binji_x
@casparschwa
@decentrek
@fradamt
@joshrudolf
@_julianma
@ox_shaman

EF seppuku pledge?

brothers please, who tf cares? 😂