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Last night after work, I impulsively went through a few DAO votes again, and the proposals are quite gentle: talking about "encouraging participation" and "optimizing governance experience"... But when I scrolled down, I saw that the reward weights are all given to early big holders, and ordinary people voting just feels like clicking confirm buttons. I also took a quick look at the market, and the funding rates are once again extremely outrageous, causing a huge uproar in the group: is it about reversing the trend or continuing to inflate the bubble? I kept scrolling and felt more anxious.
Honestly, many proposals are not asking for "everyone's opinion," but are redistributing who can speak and who can get the tokens. Once the incentive design is set, voting turns from governance into a contest to grab airdrops, and the power structure becomes even more entrenched. Now, when I look at proposals, I first check two things: who proposed it and where the money is flowing... As for the rest of the fancy words, I might as well just listen.