Chase Chapman on DAOs and Professional Polyamory

Solving the problem of having only one job: Another weird thing about companies is the idea that the best way for human beings to work together on a project is to have all of them work the same, fixed schedule all of the time. If web3 makes it possible to assemble ad hoc, dynamically-rewarded teams more easily, participants can have a portfolio of ... See more

We believe the future of work is based on one’s contribution to various organizations to which they feel most aligned. DAOs open up a new paradigm for democratic governance and mass coordination of people with similar interests and values, and as such, it’s core to our vision to be a DAO, ourselves, to help usher in this new era.

On one hand, DAOs allow people to choose how they work and associate with communities where they are value-aligned. On the other hand, by reducing much of work into atomic units and purely financial incentives for actions, we risk reducing people’s meaning to purely financial rewards. We risk turning work into discrete, meaningless tasks, where lab... See more