For the last few months, I had been actively and deliberately avoiding participating in the ABC/BCHN/BU communication channels. I did that because I find it difficult to separate facts from assumptions/fictions/opinions. I did not want to allow those things to cloud my personal judgment. Please allow me to say a few things that may seem super obvious.
Collaboration is better than conflicts. I highly recommend people to watch this video on the findings from their experiments. https://www.ted.com/talks/jim_tamm_first_step_to_collaboration_don_t_be_so_defensive
There are actually many other studies backing up the same claim. Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2017/06/22/new-study-finds-that-collaboration-drives-workplace-performance/#3ca44ff03d02
As Michael Jordan, “the greatest basketball player of all time,” once said, “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”
I don’t know about you, but I plan to win championships.
I have absolutely no conflicts with Amaury nor Bitcoin ABC. As a matter of fact, I even offered to help Bitcoin ABC build up their goodwill in the ecosystem, and I specifically said I don’t need to be paid. Because the moment I get paid by Bitcoin ABC, it becomes harder to defend one’s position.
This was before the creation of BCHN. Once BCHN happened, I sense that things won’t be pretty. The reason is very simple. There are multiple levels of anger. For a group of people to band together for the same cause, I would argue that level of anger must be pretty high up the charts. And usually it comes with good reasons.
Now, it is not that Amaury is a bad person. It is just that he lacks certain skills to work collaboratively. Yes, Amaury has some flaws, so what? That is part and parcel of being a human being, what’s the shame in admitting some mistakes? In fact, it is important to recognize one’s flaws because if a fish is being asked to run a marathon, it will finish last. We have to play to our strengths and not encourage the fish to keep running marathons. And so I find it puzzling that pro-ABC people keeps on condoning or even encouraging such behaviors, because such actions ultimately harm Bitcoin ABC more than helping.
As studies had shown, collaboration is the better path leading to better outcomes, higher trust, less stress, and many other benefits. And therefore, Amaury’s lack of certain skills should not be an impediment to Bitcoin ABC or Bitcoin Cash. We have some flaws, that’s normal and we should do something about it, we are not immovable trees.
I would like to suggest that both Bitcoin ABC and BCHN limit the rhetoric and discuss individual issues based on their merits. Issue XYZ is good or bad? Here are the facts why it’s good. Here are the evidence why it’s bad. There is no need to be emotional or defensive about it. This is how collaborative people work productively together. It may take some effort, but it’s worth it because the collective intelligence of the community just went up by such constructive discussions.
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