As calls for fusaka to ship this year intensify - knowing that this may or may not be realistic - imo it's important for us to remember that eth's value proposition depends not just on zero downtime but also on credible neutrality and risk minimization for users. Ethereum is on track to grow to global ubiquity and ETH into a multi-trillion-dollar asset. Giving the public any reason to doubt eth's distinctiveness is now one of the only practical ways to potentially derail our success. It's wonderful to see the consistently rising level of ambition and dedication in our core dev community to ship the best things as fast as possible. Ongoing blobspace capacity increases are particularly urgent - we are already using about half the new capacity added in pectra three months ago. Yet, maximizing eth's safety and long term reputation must come first. Our forks must not only execute flawlessly but have the credible appearance of flawlessness and risk minimization - as we have always succeeded in doing. Personally, it always felt to me like fusaka was likely to land in Q1. I had successful contrarian predictions for the launch dates of the merge and dencun, and, to a lesser degree, pectra. If fusaka launches this year, I'll be left wondering if it was actually ready or rushed. I'm glad we're feeling the urgency to increase blobspace for our incredible customers that are growing insanely fast. Eth is in a new era of customer centricity. But, credible neutrality and risk minimization must come first - none of us wants to wake up to a world where ethereum has suffered a disaster and has become seen as a watered down commodity public chain instead of a unique global hub.