If you follow me, you may have noticed that I believe Cardano urgently needs to renew its narrative.
Cardano should not be tech for tech's sake. It should be about building technology that improves people's lives.
Reflecting on the recent
@GITEXAfrica event in Marrakesh, which I attended with the team at
@DiscoverCardano, it struck me just how much of a bubble these events can be.
Inside a controlled environment, people who can afford it fly in from all over the world to sell technology to each other. But how many attendees take the time to step outside the venue, leave the comfort of their hotels, and engage with the local reality? How many try to understand the challenges people face and whether the technology being showcased could help solve them?
To be fair, the Discover Cardano team approached things differently. They are now actively exploring ways to help build a grassroots Cardano movement in Morocco. I applaud that attitude because it reflects where Cardano's true strength lies: bringing people together around a shared ideal and building communities that create lasting value.
Unfortunately, most people in techโnot just in Cardanoโstill don't get it.
At the next conference, the same pattern will repeat. Whether it's Nairobi, Hanoi, Las Vegas, or somewhere else, the overwhelming majority of attendees will have little or no interest in understanding the local challenges that exist outside the conference walls. They will spend days promoting solutions without first asking what problems actually need solving.
That is not how you change the world.
And it is certainly not how you bring millions of people into the Cardano ecosystem.
I should also acknowledge my own shortcomings. I haven't done enough myself. My private life has been somewhat chaotic lately, which has limited what I've been able to contribute. But I hope to do better in the near future, because I genuinely believe this is the direction Cardano needs to move in.
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