Why I voted NO as an African to the Cardano constitution.
I tried to post this on the voting context but the govtools but the system doesn’t allow more than 500 words. So I submit my opinion here and hopefully link it.
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Cardano’s ambition is to serve all humanity through a borderless blockchain, empowering individual sovereignty and replacing unjust, centralized systems.
Nation-states, as centuries-old centralized institutions, have divided humanity along ethnic, linguistic, religious, and geographic lines, pitting people against each other. Their representation is neither necessary nor inherently right.
Cardano’s stake-based system, where more stake equates to more power, aims for balanced network growth and fair individual representation. Research suggests this is the optimal approach; increased Ada adoption will lead to decentralized ownership. However, the Cardano Constitution’s current form is flawed.
The national delegates, particularly from developing nations with minimal Ada holdings, lack genuine power. Their selection appears influenced by their association with entities holding substantial Ada (e.g., Switzerland and the USA), effectively representing these powerful entities rather than their nations or constituents. This is at best misrepresentation, and at worst, corruption and patronage.
As an African, witnessing this display of token power felt deeply disheartening. The Cardano Constitution, tainted by these practices, should not be ratified in its current state. The corrupt and patronizing elements must be purged, and a revised constitution resubmitted for consideration.