Waiting too long to fork as a community, letting centralized chains gain mass adoption and set roots, makes community efforts less feasible on that chain. Unlike the internet of old, the new internet will have a token. Regulation will come down with an ironclad. Whatever isn't bolted down will fly straight out of the picture.
In time to come, countries will make foundations on cryptospaces. They'll really learn it the hard way.
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RE: Community Forks - Theory vs. Practice