Dropkickdarren
I appreciate the thoughtful response, however I'm not sure if I can agree on many of the points.
"low stakes, voluntary role": Putting the issue aside that nearly all of the DAO contributions, outside of the core and lead members, are "low stakes and voluntary", I disagree that sherpas' work are "low stakes". The active sherpas are spending countless hours in #general and #questions answering a constant barrage of questions and concerns from new and potential investors. The concept "role's origin" as an altruistic individual wishing to volunteer time to answer question isn't affected by this proposal, as sherpas are able to opt out of compensation.
I think it's a really dangerous game to play for the protocol to rely on a small handful of unpaid laborers to be the single stopping point for the amount of questions that come from 40,000+ Discord members. It borders on insulting that the contribution from dedicated sherpas are somehow seen as lesser than the contribution of many of the DAO members. These efforts by the dedicated sherpas are direct contributions to the DAO. Imagine the response if you suggested DAO members be paid with custom NFTs.
I also feel it's misguided to remove the system that would incentivize motivated, knowledgeable sherpas because a few might take advantage of it. I think it's easy for many DAO members to not truly see the labor that's in place for the sherpas now, given that many DAO members spend little time in the community server.
I'm voting "yes". If necessary, in order to remove conflict of interest, I will opt out of compensation. I truly hope you change your mind, D.
