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Recently, I’ve been looking at governance proposals for several protocols again, claiming to be “community votes.” But as soon as I open the delegation page, the top few addresses basically set the tone... Frankly, sometimes governance tokens don’t actually govern the protocol, but rather people’s attention and emotions: you think you’re participating, but in reality, you’re mostly being represented. In the long run, I don’t oppose delegation either; lazy people need agents, but once oligarchic tendencies become habitual, it’s only about “who has stronger connections with whom” afterward.
By the way, in a stage where hardware wallets can be out of stock and phishing links are everywhere, everyone should first solidify their security basics and not risk losing their wallets while blindly investing.
What I fear most isn’t actually missing out on opportunities, but losing patience and independent judgment.