CoinVoice recently learned that Vitalik Buterin posted on X that he proposed the concept of "one-sided capability trap" in his commentary on the article "Bitcoin Block Size War".
Buterin pointed out that one group monopolized all capabilities, but its views were narrow and biased; the other group, although aware of the problem, was obsessed with opposition and failed to develop execution capabilities. This situation caused the party supporting large blocks to fail to realize the importance of execution capabilities, which ultimately led to its repeated failures in creating forked chains such as Bitcoin Cash, and the community stabilized after many splits. Buterin called it a "one-sided capability trap" and believed that this phenomenon is widely present in different types of politics and projects.
Vitalik believes: "This phenomenon is widespread in different types of politics and projects. We should better understand how to get out of this trap." [Original link]
