Tending the Infinite Garden: Organizational Culture in the Ethereum Ecosystem
Duration: 00:23:47
Speaker: Ann Brody
Type: Talk
Expertise: Intermediate
Event: Devcon
Date: Nov 2024
This presentation will discuss the findings of the academic paper "Tending the Infinite Garden: Organisational Culture in the Ethereum Ecosystem" by Dr. Paul-Dylan-Ennis and Ann Brody. Our study examines the decision-making processes fundamental to Ethereum's protocol governance, drawing on interviews with Ethereum's core developers. We identify a central worldview in Ethereum known as the "Infinite Garden" and discuss how Ethereum's social layer is crucial for upholding cypherpunk values.