Lately I've been looking at governance voting again, and the more I watch, the more hesitant I become... They say it's "community governance," but for a small retail investor like me, basically I just delegate a vote and silently hope those big addresses don't mess around. Delegated voting is originally for convenience, but after a while it turns into "oligarchs speaking on your behalf," and who the governance tokens actually govern—honestly, it might just be making it easier for a few people to stamp approval.



A couple of days ago, cross-chain bridges had issues again, and oracles were acting up—everyone rushing to "wait for confirmation" feels very real: at critical moments, no one really wants to bear the decision-making cost, and in the end, it’s just a few people making the call. Anyway, I’m now more concerned about whether the project's cash flow can be self-sustaining; no matter how lively governance gets, someone has to be truly responsible. Otherwise, voting just feels like psychological comfort... I don’t pretend to understand everything, so I’ll keep observing for now.
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