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Tonight, voting on the DAO is a bit exhausting again… The proposals are written to sound "for the good of the community," but the real power structure lies in details like how rewards are distributed, who gets them first, and whether voting power becomes more concentrated the more you vote. Honestly, many times it's not about choosing a direction, but about choosing "who is more motivated to pull you to vote for them."
Recently, the Layer2 community arguing over TPS/fees/subsidies also seems similar: once subsidies start, everyone's tone immediately aligns; once subsidies stop, the ecosystem instantly quiets down. The same applies in DAOs—reward design determines how much of the "consensus" you see is genuine.
Next time, I plan to ignore slogans first and dive straight into the incentive clauses and changes in voting rights… Which part do you think you'll look at first when reading a proposal?