Reflections on the Council’s Situation

Governance
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This post will clarify why I did not apply for the current Council vacancy and why I am abstaining from voting for any candidate on this occasion.

I left Lisbon with the sweet feeling that Decentraland would open new paths, reborn with a traditional corporate structure. After some time and during this proposal (https://decentraland.org/governance/proposal/?id=a3cad5c2-d72f-468d-bbf2-e96f0f8cea7f), I believed that coexistence between the DAO Committee and the Council might make sense, but after reflecting further I realized that this configuration was an obstacle to the Council’s freedom, rendering its role merely ornamental, just as @maraoz brilliantly described in their resignation (https://forum.decentraland.org/t/my-resignation-from-the-decentraland-dao-council/24405), and I concur.

I understand that once the new structure is established, decisions of this nature fully belong to the Council, not the community, but I struggle to imagine why Council members would agree to let other persons hold signing power instead of themselves.

I feel as though power is being captured by certain individuals who refuse to cede it to those elected as community representatives through a free and democratic process.

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Well written and spot on. This project desperately needs proper governance. As important as decentralisation and community governance are, they are useless without some sort of central and binding decision-making process. Or else the future of DCL is left to the interests of the few, not the many.

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Hi @PunkPink! This tuesday we’re gathering in-world for a community discussion about the DAO Council and the election. Your perspective would be amazing to have!

You can find all the details here: