There is no way to do sharding of smart contracts without breaking the Nash equilibrium that creates a majority consensus instead of many competing forks.
Hi, Shelby!
Considering that you have spoken kindly of Lucius Gregory Meredith (publicly) and have recognized him as a competent academic, I am having difficulty accepting that his comments on this issue are based on false pretenses.
Personally, I believe this is the only issue worth discussing further in this thread. Meaning, discussing potential solutions (if any) and whether it is feasible for them to modify their plans (if they don't hold) in a satisfactory way or not.
Too bad there aren't any posts coming from qualified members of the other side to keep the conversation going...
You don't build something worth $1 billion... by arguing with angry keyboard jockeys that have built nothing.
There is quite a concerted effort by a few posters trying to bad-mouth ETH in any way they can. Just look at the multiple threads started by the OP for instance.