Ethereum developers say that the construction of crypto ecosystem is in chaos. AC responded: a trade-off under the constraints of supervision, user demand and other factors

Ethereum developer @pcaversaccio posted on X: "In 2024, the soul of crypto seems to have disappeared. We let L2's 'training wheels' become an excuse to delay the progress of decentralization, KYC is everywhere, and too many of us just accept it (stop it!). Builders pursue compliance instead of privacy, and most new applications are just gambling (well, whatever), but they don't promote real, meaningful change. There is a lack of fire-bold, principle-based construction, which should challenge the world. Instead, most people are just puppets, chasing short-term hype instead of subverting the system. Don't be a puppet." Sonic Labs co-founder Andre Cronje replied: "As a builder, share some personal views: As you know, I am a decentralized and immutable maxi (maximalist). Everything, including Solidly, is completely immutable and decentralized, with no upgradeability or access control. However, this requires perfection, and perfection is almost impossible. It also assumes that there are rational participants, and Solidly What was presented did not exist. Our user base has also changed a lot, they don’t understand these concepts and frankly, they don’t want them. They want to support the team and the product, not the immutable code. They need someone to support them and someone to hold accountable. Then on the regulatory side, I did everything right, no utility token, no entity, kept it clean, but I still spent almost 2 years talking to entities like the SEC, and it was not a fun conversation. So as a builder you have two choices, either go immutable and decentralized, get no rewards, take all the responsibility and all the regulatory scrutiny, or ‘get hired’, get a license, keep access controls and keep improving. Despite the frustration, I think the choice is pretty easy. ”