How do the cryptographic elements, the economic incentives and the blockchain parameters all contribute to the core goals of this blockchain?
Cardano is an overally well designed system for private and secure direct democracy and currency exchange based on proof of stake.
Of the things that you identified you liked the most, what were the two top things you would highlight?
Liquid democracy, delegated stake
Of the things that you identified you liked the least, what were the two top things you would highlight?
Complexity of the project, paired with bad documentation constitutes a very steep entrance threshold to understanding Cardano
Malicious committee members, with an implementation at https://github.com/rymnc/cardano-governance-attack-vector-rs