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He points out how the mailing list culture has shifted from informed, veteran-driven discourse to factionalism, with younger developers sometimes more eager to push features than prioritize network security or robustness. Calo urges for a culture of cautious, deliberate change—where new proposals are thoroughly vetted and only implemented if they solve immediate, well-understood problems.
The Future of Protocols and Consensus: Risks and Strategies
Calo articulates that hard forks should largely be avoided, as they can lead to network splits and undermine Bitcoin’s security model. He advocates for soft forks and conservative upgrades, suggesting that the community should adopt practices like delaying upgrades or running older node versions as risk mitigation.