tldr: Recursive decentralization and autonomy is the key to creating trustworthy DAOs that "do what they say on the tin" and solve meaningful problems at scale. It's a commonplace observation that our society faces a crisis of institutions. We no longer feel able to trust our governments, our media, many businesses, religious organizations, or technology platforms. We see them as unreliable servants of our interests, and careless masters of the public goods they are responsible for. As s...