This is a post to adresse Telegram's last partnership read this https://t.me/durov/393
I know speaking my mind might not be the most popular thing here, especially with the 'yes man' mentality, but I'm not here to just agree. I'm here because I genuinely believe in the mission to make crypto great again, to fight for freedom, and because I've believed in Durov's vision for Telegram.
As a superuser of Telegram for over 10 years, I'm deeply disappointed with the recent direction. Telegram was always the platform where real crypto projects could thrive, but now it feels like we're cutting them off if they aren't on TON. This isn't the censorship resistance we championed; now, we're blocking everything that isn't TON. 💔
We used to be open for everyone, everywhere to build on, but now it's restricted to those who build on The Open Network. This isn't the inclusive environment we've fostered.
Now, about TON - The Open Network was supposed to be the blockchain for real, cross-chain blockchain actions, highlighting it as the main crypto for Telegram, not the only one. We rose from nothing to become one of the top 10 blockchains by not limiting development, but now we're slipping to 18th. Do we really think this exclusivity will help us climb back up? 📉
Remember when they introduced the star system? I liked that because it gave projects the option to use TON or just stars, showing them the way to TON without forcing them. This approach respected their freedom to choose.
I'm here for the community, for decentralization, and for the original vision of Web3. Let's keep the dialogue open and ensure we're moving in a direction that truly empowers developers and users, not just confines them.
You're kidding me, right? Since we wanna be the WeChat of the world, not allowing multiple payment methods seems like a dumb decision.. 🤔
More centralization, is that really what we were fighting for? Like digital resistance become digital limited compliance. 😡
I'm super super sad & hurt in like real life from this; most of you guys will never be able to understand. Telegram was my life. All my jobs in the space, all the projects I worked with, all in Telegram, building around Telegram, making communities with Telegram all the way back when I traveled the world playing Ingress. All our community bots, everything was in Telegram. 🌍💬
And now I don't barely wanna open it to check messages, do my MiniApps, or otherwise. This announcement hit me hard.. 😢
And seeing how hostile many of you guys are on socials when people talk out publicly hurts me to see, and that's why I'm speaking out now.. Let's keep the conversation respectful and constructive.
The #RealDigitalResistance Be Free Or Die Trying