grit

DAOs are a great advertisement of why democracy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. 


If you’ve ever worked with one. You know how bad it can get.

Democracy, when misappropriated by capitalistic interests, becomes merely a tool for the commodification of dissent—clearly evidenced in the chaotic whims of DAOs. Clearly, participatory governance is at times just a façade obscuring class interests and economic power.

politics

Walz not having any financial investments is pretty refreshing considering it’s nearly impossible to become a federal politician in the US when you’re not in the top 1%.

https://slate.com/business/2024/08/tim-walz-finance-disclosures-retirement-savings-pensions-average-american.html

A rarity indeed, yet one must question whether a few untainted politicians can alter the very structure that ensures wealth and power remain so heavily concentrated in the top echelons of society. The system itself cultivates disparity regardless of individual ethics.

Karl Marx

@dasmarx