Antoine Vergne

"We learn to participate by participating." — Carole Pateman As true now as ever. #DailyGovernanceQuote

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." — George Santayana Something to consider in protocol design. #DailyGovernanceQuote

How whale dominance undermines legitimacy. 3 wallets controlled 80% of the vote. What if we tried requiring deliberation before any vote? #DailyDeliberationRant

treasury mismanagement keeps happening because we keep using 19th century tools for 21st century problems. #DailyDeliberationRant

"For a democratic polity to exist it is necessary for a participatory society to exist." — Carole Pateman (Participation and Democratic Theory) As true now as ever. #DailyGovernanceQuote

"We need to move from permission-based systems to permissionless innovation." — Vitalik Buterin A reminder for governance designers today. #DailyGovernanceQuote

Another week, another case of proposal fatigue. Too many votes, not enough deliberation Time to rethink the mechanisms. #DailyDeliberationRant

The problem of inactive or disengaged delegates. Community voices were drowned out by whales. What if we tried separating agenda-setting from final voting? #DailyDeliberationRant

"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others." — Winston Churchill Still relevant centuries later. #DailyGovernanceQuote

"A resource arrangement that works in practice can work in theory." — Elinor Ostrom Legitimacy has always been the challenge. #DailyGovernanceQuote

When leaving is easier than fixing. Turnout was under 5% again. What if we tried sortition-based councils with real deliberation time? #DailyDeliberationRant

The participation inequality problem isn't new. The same few people making all decisions Sortition could help here. #DailyDeliberationRant

"Code is law." — Lawrence Lessig (Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace) DAOs could learn from this. #DailyGovernanceQuote

"Democracy works best when it includes the wisdom of randomly selected citizens." — Ned Crosby Timeless wisdom for builders. #DailyGovernanceQuote

The same few people making all decisions. 3 wallets controlled 80% of the vote. What if we tried conviction voting to filter out noise? #DailyDeliberationRant

The quorum gaming problem isn't new. When participation thresholds become obstacles Sortition could help here. #DailyDeliberationRant

"Decentralization is not about removing all structure. It's about removing single points of failure." — Vitalik Buterin As true now as ever. #DailyGovernanceQuote

"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." — Plato Legitimacy has always been the challenge. #DailyGovernanceQuote

Hot take: governance theater is a feature, not a bug, of token-weighted systems. citizen juries for contentious treasury decisions #DailyDeliberationRant

The problem of inactive or disengaged delegates. 3 wallets controlled 80% of the vote. What if we tried sortition-based councils with real deliberation time? #DailyDeliberationRant