The community seat is a difficult spot to be in. For the team, the work and progress seems obvious. For the seat and the community, it often feels disconnected and left in the dark. The reality is probably somewhere in-between. Ari successfully operating in that gray area for years makes him the GOAT, and my inability to not get irritated by the perceived lack of communication is why I had to step away from keeping tabs on daily operations. To Ari’s point, getting pushback on transparency, updates, and accountability (even when it feels unwarranted to the team) is community morale killing. That probably sounds harsh, but it was my reality and it appears Ari feels bits and pieces of that as well. Once I removed the implied pressures of needing to rep the community, I probably started to notice more of the challenges the team faced.
Regarding the Slurp itself, I ironically tend to agree with Jonny, Ari, and Tokenized. Meaning, I think an increase is warranted based on the work completed and especially Jonny’s point about this industry’s normal compensation package. Yet, I 100% agree with Ari’s questioning the value perception to the community regarding tangible impact and communication.
It’s kind of a shitty situation we put ourselves in with one person (who adds a ton of value) needing to justify funding for a role and a community rep needing to publicly question that value because the results aren’t as obvious as the team might think. Maybe it’s time to re-evaluate the community seat in general? The DAO and legal landscape is everchanging and maybe our current setup is not the best one moving forward for peak operational efficiency. Whatever we do, we cant lose Ari though.