Exploring Optimism's Broader Vision: Questions for My Thesis on Governance and Future Goals

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My name is Jonathan, and I am a student at one of the first academies in the world to offer a specialization in blockchain. My thesis focuses on Optimism. My knowledge of Optimism is currently limited to its Layer 2 solution on Ethereum, but I understand that Optimism has a broader and more extensive vision. I would greatly appreciate as much information as possible and answers to the following questions:

  1. How are decisions made in the DAO?
  2. What are the mechanisms and tokens required to propose a motion? How much to vote?
  3. Are there differences between types of proposals?
  4. How many members can/need to vote? Are there voting barriers?
  5. What happens when there is no majority vote?
  6. Who holds veto power?
  7. Are there proposals with time restrictions for voting?
  8. If there is a need to update the governance model, how is it done?

P.S., I need to provide evidence of dialogues from Optimism forums, so if you can support this, it would greatly help with the documentation I need.

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GM @Yonatan! I think you can find most of these answers in the operating manual:

Take a look and let me know if you have any questions :cowboy_hat_face:

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Hi @Yonatan,

I would suggest having a conversation on Chora Club with a delegate that is available according to your time & get most questions answered.

Also, it provides an attestation on EAS for your conversation along with recording option to keep the conversation public. This will help delegate prove the work done by them to the DAO & you can prove it to the university.

Also, you may not find a better delegate & an active member like @brichis to answer you questions.