Founder Ethereum Vitalik Buterin has stirred up social media with his comments on communism. Responding to a post about the appointment of a new AI chief in Ethereum Foundation, Buterin called for making communism great again.
For example, the reaction of the Mexican community Ethereum Monterrey, who promotes the ETH ecosystem, was painful:
We do NOT support communism. History has shown its devastating consequences: millions of lost lives, economic collapse and oppression by authoritarian regimes. The price was too high.
Cryptocapital founder and CIO Justin Bones also criticized Buterin's remarks, stressing that such a joke was inappropriate.
Communism killed over 100 million people in the 20th century! This ideology has led to unimaginable suffering on a scale that people cannot even imagine.
To reduce the suffering of those who watched the TV, some of Buterin's supporters have called for his words to be interpreted differently. For example, the founder of Consensys and co-founder Ethereum Joseph Lubin believes Buterin's comments are the result of frustration and a peculiar sense of humor.
I personally believe that we are now entering a new era, which I think is collective capitalism. Indeed, it is time to make capitalism great for the first time.
