Well, that’s very disturbing to me.
So yes - I am very shocked that you guys are - as you say - having back room private discussions with “voters and delegations” on matters that affect the entire DAO community; and then subsequently taking action based on those discussions. All without the community being aware of those discussions and decisions.
If this were an AIP put up by community members, that’s a different thing because there’s nothing wrong with consulting with others to gauge and solicit their opinion. I did that too with all of my AIPs before and after they went up.
That you are highlighting the fact that some people “prefer voicing their thoughts privately; as not everyone has the time, energy or desire to engage in lengthy Discord/Discourse exchanges which often leave people feeling scrutinized or not welcome” is alarming, to say the least; because what you’re suggesting is that, privacy (wait! I thought Web3 and blockchain were all about transparency!) aside, people opting to talk to you guys directly, are likely to be more influential in decision making than us who, on a daily basis, engage publicly and especially on material matters that affect and shape the DAO.
Further, what you’re insinuating here is that this material change to a DAO focused AIP regarding an income generating initiative was serious enough that you guys decided to talk among yourselves - and privately with voters and delegates - then subsequently removed it. And that was done with nary an explanation to the very people - that being us - in the community who actively engaged publicly about it.
That’s absolutely not a good look. And that, right there, is just the latest example of why we have low engagement here in the DAO because, like voting, once people in a community feel like they have no power, and that nothing they do or say matters, what’s the incentive for engagement?
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That wasn’t an experiment. For it to be that, it would have had to be implemented and the results would then determine the future of the initiative.
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The community had nothing to do with this. As I’ve stated previously, there’s nothing - absolutely nothing - here on Discourse and on Discord - that supports this notion that “community as a whole isn’t ready to explore that option”.
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Yes - I get that the can has now been kicked down the road, but that’s a completely different take than saying the “community helped the GwG make this decision” when in fact it didn’t. And talking to delegates who may or may not have even had discussions with their own delegators, then making decisions based on those discussions, isn’t exactly conducive to fairness, let alone openness.
It’s interesting to note that while you guys are making and floating all these ideas and decisions, thus far, the GwG doesn’t seem to be in the least bit interested in taking up an initiative that actually matters and is detrimental to the future and survival of the DAO: The voting system. I withdrew my voting reform AIP-318 because, aside from it having no chance of passing, I was later convinced that only the Ape Foundation and to some extent the GwG, could make a sweeping change to it.
I realize that, like most, I’m just spinning my wheels, and that nothing that I say or do will make a difference. And so, I will just step aside from discussions like this and go back into observer mode.