My fellow retards,
The gravity of the Phonon vision has pulled an array of talented individuals into its orbit. It is a joy to see the phamily grow, and begin to organize.
The first proposal of an official governance structure has been floated. It looks simple and derivative of many other successful governance structures both in and outside of crypto.
Phon/ongod does not love it.
True leaders arise, nominations be damned. Already Phonon local leaders have shown their quality and earned the loyalty of the group.
Much of the promise of phonon is the removal of calcified, hierarchical structures that seem to wring the creativity, productivity and drive out of its members.
It makes the most sense to phon/ongod to shape Phonon DAO with that in mind. Some DAO members might sit on a pile of phonon and contribute nothing for the entire time. That is valid. That is also why no one will remember their names.
Is there a sensible reason to limit the number of people who can step up and make leadership contributions to the project?
Should our governance mimic the systems we are familiar with because that’s the easiest way to get the job done?
PDBGQWERTTT is approaching the end of its mandate, and perhaps that could be seen as motivation to get this crucial part done quickly, but not at the cost of getting it done right.
This is the structure through which Phonon DAO will have to make all future adjustments. If the DAO signs off on something sub-optimal, it will be stuck using that sub-optimal system to right itself.
Before the PhIP-6 governance proposal comes to a snapshot vote, the DAO should entertain the option of extending the PDBGYYZ at some diminished level of compensation. It is important to move swiftly, but not in haste.
Examine what the DAO has already done well:
Comms working group has coalesced around Phren Mickey and made their own moves to advance the project, based largely on the trust that the DAO will compensate them for expenses at some future date.
Phren Peebo secured a number of important .eth addresses on behalf of the DAO.
Phren Dan minted some incredible hoodies on his own accord.
We don't need all the structure. This DAO is a cohort of rogue agents, all maneuvering towards what they think is a better world. The structure will form around the individuals who move the project forward, and they don't need bureaucracies stopping them...
Mickey stepped up. He said he needed a reasonable amount, and PDBGASL✔️ formed a soft consensus to give it to him. This process, streamlined and standardized, seems like the perfect medium between what we have now, and whatever structure we wind up with to take this group over 9000. This is less game-able because we are small and can be nimble.
Phon/ongod proposes:
Outlays of up to 5K USD are automatically approved If nobody voices opposition to the proposal within 48 hours.
A contentious proposal, or anything over 5K USD goes to a snapshot vote.
A short-term funding channel will allow projects to proceed on community-sourced credit so that community members can instantly fund proposals they believe in. There is no "upside" for being in this group. It is just made up of people who want the DAO to move more quickly.
The PDBG proceeds unfunded, with the expectation that they will requisition compensation for their work through the same system as everyone else.
Add a reputation bot to the discord to track member contributions.
Will this misallocate some resources? Maybe...even so it will cost less than the massive bureaucratic proposal at hand. Before the DAO jumps into that, a study of existing tools like Commonwealth or Coordinape should be conducted in-depth.
The DAO shouldn't throw away the long proposal, just put it on hold til needed. Values have already begun to align without any structural incentives. Systems exist that will ease the transition from "bunch of mooks on a discord” to “highly functional digital org”. These are simple times that we will one day look back on fondly. Phon/ongod does not fetishize systems and hierarchy for their own sake. Let the Tribes of Phonon form around things that the people care enough to do themselves!
Continue the governance discussion on the Phonon DAO discord.
Tips to phonongod.eth will be invested in bounties that advance the Phonon project.
Hatemail to phonongod@protonmail.com will be scathingly considered.
Targets for the marketcap of PHONON DAO remain:
$1b by Q2 2022, $12b by EOY.
On the high end, $300b marketcap in 3 years.
> "Will this misallocate some resources? Maybe...even so it will cost less than the massive bureaucratic proposal at hand. Before the DAO jumps into that, a study of existing tools like Commonwealth or Coordinape should be conducted in-depth."
| >> i still don't get it (hahahah, i mean .. i've turned in these reports about 2.5 months ago. NOBODY reads'em)