Guide to Season 9

[alexsotodigital]

Hey @Jrocki

GM my friend.

I agree with you that Optimism has shifted its core business model (toward the Superchain and OP Enterprise), and so it’s only natural that community governance has taken a backseat.

But in any case, since the OP token is tightly aligned with the growth of the Superchain (50+ chains), then governance remains a key component for Optimism (if it wants to avoid resistance to capture and platform risk).

Therefore, the question isn’t whether multi-stakeholder governance is needed or not, but rather: what that looks like in these new model (and how can we help improve it)?

@alexsotodigital

More broadly, if governance’s role becomes holding the Foundation accountable while the Foundation executes, how can delegates and the broader community continue to provide meaningful oversight? Accountability works best when there are enough opportunities to understand the reasoning behind important decisions, not only their outcomes.

I wonder whether there are lightweight practices from the DAO that could still strengthen this new model without slowing execution.