Why I’m voting against PIP-37
Since PIP-37 is now up for voting, I’ll summarize why I voted against it. There are several reasons, but most fall under the headings of complexity or lack of transparency.
Complexity
The complexity this proposal adds to the voting process makes it nearly impossible to understand the implications it will have fully. To get a sense of the complexity you simply need to read one of the many posts that attempt to explain how the proposed voting will work.
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to wrap my head around all the changes - but I still don’t fully comprehend everything. I’d feel better if it was just me. However, many of our most experienced and engaged community members don’t fully understand how it will work and question the complexity also. This means that a vote for this proposal will introduce a voting system that most voters will likely never fully understand. So, this is essentially a vote for dependency on a few people who will be the “oracles” for how the voting works—assuming anyone knows.
Lack of transparency
Understanding the outcome of votes should PIP-37 pass will be a black box. We will be dependent on a third-party platform that we’ll have to trust is doing what it’s supposed to do without any way of auditing the results. So, in addition to the complexity, even if you understand how the voting system works, it’s impossible to audit a vote after the fact, and many of the voters will be anonymous, further muddying the process.
So, while I trust the current PNF team and believe the spirit of this proposal is well-intentioned, I also think that if this PIP passes, the DAO vote will be one step away from meaningless. I would be more inclined to vote to turn all decision-making over to PNF. At least that way, there would be accountability. This proposal will make it almost impossible to understand the voting system and impossible to audit the outcome of a vote. So nobody will be responsible or able to challenge anything.
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
A democratic process will never benefit from increased complexity and reduced transparency.