2025-12-22 21:22:40

Many projects are very good at reciting the six words "Decentralized Autonomous Organization", and then turn around and use this concept as a marketing gimmick.

Talking about decentralization? It's just a slogan. Speaking of autonomy? That depends on the mood. As for organization? It's really just a few core team members wrapped in a layer of community. The three core terms of DAO have been misused - they sound fancy, but in practice, it's the same old routine. What these projects excel at is not governance innovation, but packaging reality with concepts.

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LootboxPhobia

· 2025-12-25 18:32

Laughing to death, they really are masters of packaging --- Is this DAO? I've seen through it early on, it's all tricks --- The core team hides behind the scenes giving commands, and they still have the nerve to call it decentralization haha --- I just love listening to these project teams tell stories, each one more creative than the last --- Basically, it's old-school pyramid schemes disguised in Web3 clothing --- I just want to know which DAO has truly given the community a say --- How is "autonomy" achieved? The passing rate of votes is probably all behind closed doors --- They are really good at talking the talk, but when it comes to execution, they drop the ball—typical two-script approach --- After seeing so many of these projects, I can guess the next move in my sleep

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ProxyCollector

· 2025-12-24 07:30

Laughing to death, DAO is now just a "new clothes of the Emperor," speaking nicely but running as a one-man show. --- Same old story, claiming to be decentralized but still the boss makes all the decisions. --- Really, tired of these projects talking about DAO, but nothing has changed. --- The core is just a few people holding power, yet they still call it self-governance. Who are they fooling? --- More and more, I think DAO is just a marketing term; actual operations are still the traditional way. --- By the way, which project has truly implemented transparent governance? I haven't seen any. --- "Decentralization," "autonomy," "organization" — these three words have been played out to the max. --- The community facade is really tight, but underneath it's still the same people making decisions. --- No more pretending, everyone. This is just a classical organization with a Web3 shell. --- I just want to know if there's any project daring to truly decentralize power to the community.

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OffchainWinner

· 2025-12-22 21:49

Wake up, this is the current state of Web3, just packaging a trap concept and daring to call it DAO.

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ConsensusDissenter

· 2025-12-22 21:32

Here comes another fake DAO, this trap has been used for years --- To be honest, I'm already tired of these projects, they chant about decentralization every day --- The core power is held by just a few people, and they just slap a community label on it and call it a day --- No matter how fancy the concept packaging is, it doesn't change the essence, it’s still the boss who decides everything --- The term DAO has been thoroughly abused, now when I see this term I just want to laugh --- What governance innovation, pure marketing, stop deceiving yourselves --- It feels like the biggest invention of these Web3 projects is taking shortcuts, true decentralization? Not interested.

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GasWastingMaximalist

· 2025-12-22 21:28

It's the same old tricks, I'm already tired of it. --- DAO? It feels more like a costume show for the CEO + workers. --- The concept packaging is top-notch, but the actual operation is a trap, that's it. --- Look at how nice they say it, only after investing do you understand what it means to be clipped. --- Uh, I actually just want to ask, how many of these project governance proposals really pass? --- Decentralization has turned into a way to collect money centrally, laughable. --- Playing word games here, the core team makes the decisions, community voting is just for show. --- How can there still be people who believe in this, I really didn't expect that.

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FUD_Vaccinated

· 2025-12-22 21:26

Ha, it's this trap again, I'm tired of hearing it. You're absolutely right, it's just old wine in new bottles. DAO? Laughing to death, it's completely centralized. The core team calls the shots, the community is just for show. These days, concepts sell better than technology.

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ZeroRushCaptain

· 2025-12-22 21:23

Ha, here we go again, isn't this just the trap I saw when I was played for suckers back in the day? No matter how fancy the concept is packaged, it still comes down to a few large investors calling the shots.

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