This is a great conversation - well brought up points by all parties. Without re-echoing everyone’s thoughts, here are my two cents:
MSA - your contributions are greatly appreciated and nonetheless, however this proposal goes, I hope that you find a way to continue to contribute to Pocket. I think this is more of a failure on our end as we have a large treasury built around incentivizing the growth of Pocket, yet we do not have the proper mechanisms and efficiency set up to properly manage a full time contractor individual / consultant without resorting being hired by the PNI. It is quite interesting - as if this was an independent research firm with great reputation, I suspect the concerns in this proposal would be slightly different.
I do believe the voters of the DAO are aligned that we do need a mechanism for this (RE: Jinx triforce-like idea). I also believe that your proposal is different than most PEP’s since it is research focused rather than focused on delivering a software and such… we should lower our expectations on the exact outcomes.
Unfortunately, I think this is similar to the chicken and the egg problem - who’s going to drive an initiative like that? I can tell you right now - as much as we’d like to see something like this, every single person that have voiced their concerns can’t put 100% of their time on it… Now an external person being paid for this with a reasonable amount? Hell yeah… This is not the first time I’ve voted for something (SEE PUP-23) with expectation that a better system can be proposed and replaced. If this proposal does not pass - I hope you submit another reimbursement proposal with a grant that allows you to do said research. I am in support in both proposals and can sympathize with those who have brought up great points as well. I just think the tradeoffs are worth it in MSA’s scenario. I find it better that we accommodate for said contributor instead of turning them away. And it is a call to action for us as a whole to prepare better for these type of scenarios.
@msa6867
One question for you:
Are you mentally prepared if approved - that the DAO can rescind the proposal for an alternative proposal that is purpose fit for many parties and just not yours? What if that results in less pay?