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Lately, I've been speechless about governance voting again. They say it's "community decision," but when a small fish like me goes to vote, it's like meowing next to an elephant. What's even more outrageous is delegated voting—originally meant to save effort, but in the end, a few people holding a bunch of delegated votes can just take the proposal away with a single sentence. Who does governance tokens really govern? Honestly, it's about controlling the discourse.
My current approach is a bit sneaky: I vote myself on protocols I really want to participate in, and for those I don't bother to watch, I just don't delegate. I'd rather pretend to be dead than give a "permanent representative" more votes. Recently, on-chain data tools and tagging systems have been criticized for being laggy and misleading. In such times, looking at who "holds the largest position" or "belongs to a certain camp" can be pretty confusing—just one biased tag and the sentiment follows. Anyway, I test the waters with small amounts first; if something goes wrong, I pull out. Don't treat "decentralization" as a talisman.