{"id":40172,"date":"2025-04-14T13:30:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T10:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=40172"},"modified":"2025-04-14T12:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:59:22","slug":"vitalik-buterin-the-application-layer-is-where-the-real-social-philosophy-is-needed-in-ethereum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/vitalik-buterin-the-application-layer-is-where-the-real-social-philosophy-is-needed-in-ethereum\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitalik Buterin: \u201cThe Application Layer is Where the Real Social Philosophy is Needed in Ethereum\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"420\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?s=Ethereum\"><strong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"224\">Ethereum (ETH)<\/strong> <\/a>co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?s=Vitalik+Buterin\"><strong data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"255\">Vitalik Buterin<\/strong><\/a> stated that within the Ethereum ecosystem, the greatest need for a strong <strong data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"351\">social philosophy<\/strong> is not at the infrastructure level but at the <strong data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"419\">application layer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"622\">The <strong data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"447\">application layer<\/strong> represents the level at which developers build decentralized applications on Ethereum\u2019s core architecture and make fundamental decisions about how those applications operate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"846\">On <strong data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"639\">April 12<\/strong>, Buterin responded on the social media platform <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?s=Warpcast\"><strong data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"700\">Warpcast<\/strong> <\/a>to a comment suggesting that Ethereum needs a new generation of developers committed to its core values. Buterin offered a different perspective:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"846\">\u201cApplications are 80% purpose-driven. What kinds of applications you build depends on your ideas about what Ethereum and Ethereum-based applications should mean for the world. That\u2019s why it\u2019s crucial to have strong ideas on this matter,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/vitalik-buterin-the-application-layer-is-where-the-real-social-philosophy-is-needed-in-ethereum\/#General-Purpose_Technologies_and_the_Influence_of_Ideology\" title=\"General-Purpose Technologies and the Influence of Ideology\">General-Purpose Technologies and the Influence of Ideology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/vitalik-buterin-the-application-layer-is-where-the-real-social-philosophy-is-needed-in-ethereum\/#The_Social_Philosophy_of_Applications_Good_and_Bad_Examples\" title=\"The Social Philosophy of Applications: Good and Bad Examples\">The Social Philosophy of Applications: Good and Bad Examples<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"846\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General-Purpose_Technologies_and_the_Influence_of_Ideology\"><\/span><strong>General-Purpose Technologies and the Influence of Ideology<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Using the example of the programming language <strong data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1219\">C++<\/strong>, Buterin explained that general-purpose tools may not be heavily affected by the ideologies of their creators.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf C++ had been developed by a totalitarian, racist, and fascist, that wouldn\u2019t necessarily make it a worse language,\u201d said Buterin, emphasizing that infrastructure layers are relatively less influenced in this regard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, he also noted that <strong data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1605\">Ethereum\u2019s Layer 1<\/strong> is not entirely neutral. He pointed out that choices such as transitioning to <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?s=Proof-of-Stake\"><strong data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1708\">Proof-of-Stake (PoS)<\/strong><\/a> and supporting <strong data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1741\">light clients<\/strong> were driven by <strong data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1784\">philosophical decisions<\/strong>.\u201cSomeone who doesn\u2019t believe in decentralization wouldn\u2019t build light clients or advanced account abstraction. Someone who doesn\u2019t care about energy waste wouldn\u2019t spend years transitioning to PoS,\u201d he said, adding that <strong data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2021\">Ethereum<\/strong> could still be considered roughly <strong data-start=\"2056\" data-end=\"2079\">50% general-purpose<\/strong>. \u201cSomeone who doesn\u2019t believe in decentralization wouldn\u2019t build light clients or advanced account abstraction. Someone who doesn\u2019t care about energy waste wouldn\u2019t spend years transitioning to PoS,\u201d he said, adding that <strong data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2021\">Ethereum<\/strong> could still be considered roughly <strong data-start=\"2056\" data-end=\"2079\">50% general-purpose<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Social_Philosophy_of_Applications_Good_and_Bad_Examples\"><\/span><strong>The Social Philosophy of Applications: Good and Bad Examples<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2152\" data-end=\"2473\">Vitalik Buterin argues that applications should be evaluated not only for their technical structures but also for the <strong data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2287\">value systems<\/strong> behind them. According to him, some applications are designed with user protection and social benefit in mind, while others are driven solely by profit and may lead to harmful outcomes.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 23.04px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40177 size-full\" style=\"font-size: 14.4px; color: #555555;\" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ethereum-uygulama-katmani.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ethereum-uygulama-katmani.png 1680w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ethereum-uygulama-katmani-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ethereum-uygulama-katmani-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ethereum-uygulama-katmani-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ethereum-uygulama-katmani-1536x807.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2475\" data-end=\"3128\">He cited <strong data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2495\">Railgun<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2497\" data-end=\"2510\">Farcaster<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2512\" data-end=\"2526\">Polymarket<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"2542\">Signal<\/strong> as examples of applications with a <strong data-start=\"2578\" data-end=\"2606\">strong social philosophy<\/strong>, stating that these are developed with the principle of \u201c<strong data-start=\"2664\" data-end=\"2718\">doing the right thing by default in the background<\/strong>.\u201d In particular, Buterin highlighted <strong data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"2766\">Signal<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2771\" data-end=\"2784\">Farcaster<\/strong> as platforms that uphold values like <strong data-start=\"2822\" data-end=\"2838\">user privacy<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2840\" data-end=\"2852\">security<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"2858\" data-end=\"2878\">decentralization<\/strong>, noting that these principles align with the <strong data-start=\"2924\" data-end=\"2948\">Ethereum ecosystem&#8217;s<\/strong> broader mission. While acknowledging that these applications are not without flaws, he emphasized that their core philosophies reflect a strong sense of <strong data-start=\"3102\" data-end=\"3127\">social responsibility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3130\" data-end=\"3523\">In contrast, Buterin criticized platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?s=Pump.fun\"><strong data-start=\"3177\" data-end=\"3189\">Pump.fun<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?s=Terra\"><strong data-start=\"3191\" data-end=\"3200\">Terra<\/strong> <\/a>and its native token <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?s=LUNA\"><strong data-start=\"3222\" data-end=\"3230\">LUNA<\/strong><\/a>, and the bankrupt crypto exchange <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?s=FTX\"><strong data-start=\"3265\" data-end=\"3272\">FTX<\/strong><\/a>. He described these as platforms developed without a solid social vision, exposing users to risk and prioritizing <strong data-start=\"3387\" data-end=\"3402\">speculative<\/strong>, short-term profits. Such applications, he argued, stand in stark contrast to the <strong data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3522\">values Ethereum aims to represent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3525\" data-end=\"3790\">In conclusion, Buterin&#8217;s message is clear: <strong data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3648\">what an application does is directly shaped by the beliefs of its developers<\/strong>. This suggests that <strong data-start=\"3669\" data-end=\"3690\">Ethereum\u2019s future<\/strong> will be shaped not only by technical innovations but also by <strong data-start=\"3752\" data-end=\"3789\">philosophical and ethical stances<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, don\u2019t forget to follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Telegram,\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0channels for the latest\u00a0<a title=\"News\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\">news<\/a>\u00a0and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that within the Ethereum ecosystem, the greatest need for a strong social philosophy is not at the infrastructure level but at the application layer. 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