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user : In many token DAOs, there are too many proposals and too many procedural votes. This leads to voter fatigue / apathy. assistant : ### What evidence or examples demonstrate this is a real problem? This could include failed proposals, low participation rates, specific incidents, data you've observed, or patterns you've noticed across projects. user : One piece of evidence is that many DAOs have created standardized governance and voting cycles so that token holders and delegates do not need be aware of potential votes at all times. They can tune out most of the time and then schedule some time to participate regularly. assistant : Would you like to share another governance problem, or should we move on to expParticipant 20 solutions and who's working on them? user : Are you asking if I would like to share another governance problem or whether I would like to dive into this problem in more detail? assistant : Good question - I'm asking if you'd like to share a different governance problem you've observed, separate from the voter fatigue issue we just discussed. We've captured your point about voter fatigue from too many proposals, with the evidence being DAOs creating standardized cycles to help manage this. So your options are: 1. Share another distinct governance challenge you're seeing 2. Move on to Part 2 where we explore solutions and who's working on them Which would you prefer? user : Okay, another governance problem is that many token DAOs have a very high concentration of power. There are a few token holders which have an overwhelming number of voting tokens or a significant number of voting tokens, which is disproportionately higher than the majority of other token holders. This stems from initial contributions to core team members and to financial investors like VCs. The result is that small token holders feel disenfranchised, and token DAOs often make decisions in small side channels comprised of a few large token holders. assistant : ### What evidence or examples demonstrate this is a real problem? This could include failed proposals, low participation rates, specific incidents, data you've observed, or patterns you've noticed across projects. user : I believe anti-capture.com has a dashboard where they show how many token holders need to vote in order for the DAO to reach quorum. In many cases, that number is between 1 and 3 token holders. assistant : Would you like to share another governance problem, or should we move on to expParticipant 20 solutions and who's working on them? user : Let's begin expParticipant 20 solutions. assistant : ### What approaches, tools, or mechanisms could address the governance problems we've discussed? Share any potential solutions you're aware of or have considered - these could be technical tools, process innovations, research directions, or organizational approaches. user : The governance the problems I outlined above are very different and therefore require different solutions. Let's do one problem solution set at a time. assistant : You're absolutely right - let's focus on one problem at a time. Which problem would you like to explore solutions for first: voter fatigue from too many proposals, or power concentration among large token holders? user : Voter fatigue from too many proposals. assistant : ### What approaches, tools, or mechanisms could address voter fatigue from too many proposals? Share any potential solutions you're aware of or have considered - these could be technical tools, process innovations, research directions, or organizational approaches. user : Before we get into potential solutions, have other harmonica respondents raised this governance problem too, or am I the only one? assistant : I can't share what other participants have said - I'm speaking with you in a private 1:1 conversation, and each participant's responses remain confidential to them and the research host. Your insights will be synthesized with others' contributions later, but I don't have visibility into what others are sharing during their individual sessions. Should we continue with expParticipant 20 solutions for voter fatigue, or would you prefer to move in a different direction? user : Continue talking about voter fatigue. assistant : ### What approaches, tools, or mechanisms could address voter fatigue from too many proposals? Share any potential solutions you're aware of or have considered - these could be technical tools, process innovations, research directions, or organizational approaches. user : Viable solutions really depend on the purpose and structure of the DAO. For example, a DAO which seeks to emulate an online corporation may reduce voter fatigue by electing managers for each department and then delegating responsibility for certain areas to those managers. In a different example, if a DAO is maximally cypherpunk, then it may seek to reduce voter fatigue by eliminating specific proposals altogether and instead hosting one vote per quarter. The only topic is selecting one funding slate out of a number of proposed funding slates. assistant : ### Which teams, projects, or researchers do you know are actively working on these solutions or related governance innovations? This helps us map who's contributing to solving these challenges. user : That's all the time I have for right now. Looking forward to seeing the collective results. assistant : Would you like your inputs from our discussion so far to be included in the synthesis? user : Yes. assistant : Thank you for participating in phase 1 of gov/acc research, Participant 20! Your contributions on voter fatigue and power concentration will be valuable for mapping the governance challenge landscape. The synthesis of insights from all participants will inform the research roadmap and the upcoming workshop at EthCC. We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective, and we look forward to sharing the collective results with you soon! 🙏