Well, I hope clam stays as it is. I understand that the digger is ruining the value, but it can't last forever. Too much supply too soon was a reality. Sadly, the digger is damaging their own value holdings, maybe he/she doesn't care, but it's a classic tragedy of the commons scenario. It's possible that clam may not survive this, but I'm still looking forward to the new client with the "voting" via clamspeech and whatnot.
Let us not allow the tragedy of the commons become the tyranny of the commons.
the moment the idea is admitted into society, that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. -John Adams
The way this discussion and solution seem to be winding its ways to is that early clam diggers not only have a disproportionate say in the coin network but they also have a right to exclude future stakeholders from exercising their opinions through the Clamchain. The big one is that current stakeholders can expropriate the property of others without compensation if it is deemed in the interest of the community. I call this the "I got mine, jack, screw you" process of policy making. These events really expose what stakeholder democracy is and it isn't pretty. Early adopters, special interest groups and certain individuals claim a seat at the table which ends up excluding a large portion of the citizenry as it diminishes their votes in the election and gives an out sized voice to the loudest or with the most money.
This paragraph from navaman pretty much sums up my opinion on the matter. It seems more like an act of tyranny than an act of democracy to allow early CLAM adopters to change the rules to screw later adopters. That seems to break the promises made in the initial distribution. Doing this, IMO, undermines any faith people could have in the long-term stability of this project.
Democracy and tyranny are not mutually exclusive when the community is not composed entirely of individuals possessing both freedom of thought, and truth of spirit. Such traits exist in a shocking minority in these times. This is the main issue here, and it has troubled me deeply since this matter arose. Navaman is right, but I cannot say why. The teachings of the Church of Reason elude me these days. I am convinced that this is the problem, but I can offer no solution. Even the Bastion of Liberty -- The great Constitutional Republic -- has proven to only be a stop-gap measure. I have no answers, but I do know that we must be very cautious here -- we are playing with things far greater than ourselves.