Vitalik Buterin said that Ethereum’s application layer is where good social philosophy matters most, as it is shaped by developers’ value-driven choices, unlike the more neutral infrastructure layer

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I actually think the growth of app layer is exactly the time that good social philosophy is needed *most*.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin argues it’s Ethereum’s application layer, not its infrastructure layer, where Ethereum needs “good social philosophy” the most.