Name: Ben

Address or ENS: 0xc6404f24db2f573f07f3a60758765caad198c0c3

Discord username: bakgwei#0042

Verification (Tally profile or tweet): Tally 49ZG94

I have read and understood the Delegate Commitment Process: Yes

I understand that becoming a delegate is a significant commitment: Yes

My reasons for wanting to be a delegate: I think rollups are the way forward for Etherereum. The upcoming PoS for Etherereum will do very little (almost nothing) to improve scalability - So rollups like Optimism are pretty much the only way to go.

My view on the Optimistic Vision: I believe that the vision is the right way to go, as it would ensure that funding will end up where it should be, ie. strengthening the greater, public good.

My view on the first three articles of the Working Constitution: I agree with articles 1 and 3 - in a sense, they seem pretty obvious (decentralized governance and the foundation approach), but I guess it is necessary to spell it out to make sure we are all on the same page. Regarding article 2, I find this the most interesting at this stage. The creation of Citizens is a novel approach, but I hope it will counter the usual dumping of tokens that are only in for a quick profit. I feel that the Citizen model will solve this by aligning (read: also financial incentives) permanent members with Optimism.

My Web3 interests: Social impact, Economics, DAOs, Identity, Privacy,

Languages I speak and write: en, de

My favorite Web3 projects: Gitcoin, MakerDAO, Curve