DAOs need to learn from Burning Man for mainstream adoption
As they exist today, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) will not scale to the masses.
Sure, shining examples like PleasrDAO, Uniswap DAO, Synthetix’s group of DAOs, and Maker DAO exist, thriving in their respective niches. Still, none of these have gotten anywhere close to being household names.
Why, you might ask?
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They’re too crypto.
Three of these four are protocol DAOs, driving the day-to-day operations and future growth of DeFi ecosystems. The other, PleasrDAO, is a collective of well-known crypto builders, investors, and overall thought leaders curating the future of art, on-chain.
Though these DAOs are supposed to be “crypto-focused,” we still need a model for DAOs that will transcend the industry.
Consider Burning Man: A DAO before DAOs were coined. A DAO truly outside of crypto.
From its founding in 1986 with just 20 guests, to its rise to a global phenomenon with an estimated 73,000 in attendance this year, the draw has always been simple, yet powerful enough to bring people together from all sorts of backgrounds.
Burning Man can be almost anything to anyone, but to everyone, it’s an escape from traditional society to an alternative in which money doesn’t rule and paying it forward does. Every year, the city gets bigger, and the camps around it offer more, despite the fact that money isn’t used during the event itself.
With the crypto bear market continuing and DAOs still stopping short of crossing the chasm, perhaps it’s high time to draw inspiration from the physical world’s most famous DAO.
What if DAOs don’t always need to be fully decentralized?
Burning Man thrives on a model in which the non-profit plans the city and everything
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