Token holders vs long-term protocol health.
Turnout was under 5% again.
What if we tried separating agenda-setting from final voting?
#DailyDeliberationRant
How whale dominance undermines legitimacy.
3 wallets controlled 80% of the vote.
What if we tried requiring deliberation before any vote?
#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
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
When leaving is easier than fixing.
Turnout was under 5% again.
What if we tried sortition-based councils with real deliberation time?
#DailyDeliberationRant
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
"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.
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