Above and beyond Ethereum Classic's core tenants, a whole school of thought based on the consequences of The Hard Fork and continuation of The Original Ethereum Vision has emerged.
A collection of articles have been gathered below that explore the impact of ETC, its history, and a wider range of theory and research topics, to help further your understanding of Ethereum Classic's unique position and unbounded potential.
Etherplan
Donald McIntyre's Etherplan is a prominent Ethereum Classic theory and research source. McIntyre is responsible for authoring several of the following articles.
Ethereum Classic Vision
How Ethereum Classic will be a successful computing platform and why ETC is an excellent store of value.
Ethereum Classic vs. Ethereum 2.0, What is the Difference?
It can be said that Ethereum Classic is a conservatively run system, focused on security, and the upcoming Ethereum 2.0 is a progressively run system, focused on performance.
Phyro's Recap of ETC History
A detailed overview of the story behind ETC by a long term ETCer. You can also read more about ETC history on the roadmap.
Why Would I Choose To Run My Application On Ethereum / Classic Instead Of The World Wide Web?
Benefits over the World Wide Web
Ethereum Classic Opportunities
An overview of the wild potential of Ethereum Classic
How to Have a Vision for Ethereum Classic Without Creating a Governance Orgy
An approach to maintaining progress whilst avoiding the problems of blockchain governance
The Ethereum Classic vs Ethereum 1.x Dichotomy
What will be ETC's relationship with ETH 1.X when Ethereum moves to Proof of Stake?
Why Proof of Stake is Less Secure Than Proof of Work
By anchoring to a proof of work physical base, the subjective layer acquires orders of magnitude more objectivity, thus security.
Ethereum Classic (ETC) Wiki
Some core philosophies of Ethereum's ETC chain.
Categories of Decentralization
Five categories intended to provide a robust baseline for reasoning about the trust assumptions made by a platform or protocol, without trying to capture every important detail or provide definite certainty that one protocol is more decentralized than another.