Ethereum

I just published "Capital and enclosure in software commons: Linux & Ethereum" 

- intros to Common, commons
- commons enclosure/capture
- how the Linux + Ethereum commons are structured
- how capital engages w/ these commons

I just published "Capital and enclosure in software commons: Linux & Ethereum" 

- intros to Common, commons
- commons enclosure/capture
- how the Linux + Ethereum commons are structured
- how capital engages w/ these commons

https://trent.mirror.xyz/GDDRqetgglGR5IYK1uTXxLalwIH6pBF9nulmY9zarUw

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In your own opinion is ethereum a commons?

Humanist, lovepunk, engineer, experience producer, musician, angel. DAOs since ‘16. Experimenting with human protocols, trust networks & decentralized societies

What are all the vectors where ethereum could be captured?

the article goes more in depth, but the main point I make is that capital will engage in the commons stewardship. more likely than not its preferences (accumulation) will be expressed in the actions individuals and companies take. this may be damaging to the long term stability of the commons

Yeah that’s what I imagine and probably is already the case.

I’m just wondering if there is anywhere explicitly written what can be captured and who are the players currently running it.

Many of these things are still very opaque and I think is a problem.

pretty much all of them 😅 given how these capital circuits are directly embedded within ethereum it brings them into close proximity

but the more subtle stuff will happen in core development, as you mention! contributing to the public good, but maybe leveraging the influence gained from it

I checked the full article and I appreciate your work.

I’m just wondering what are those areas where ethereum can be captured?

Example: Sequencer, block builder, core development and others.

By understanding what can be attacked, we can know who could be the attackers and could prevent it.