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“Seasons” — one aspect of seasons (tv, professional sports) is that they have [drum roll] off-seasons! That’s right! Rest and recovery time built into the meta-schedule, which establish their own expectations for fans as to when content will be available.

None of this is the technology’s fault.

Even if members’ paths to engagement within a DAO may be more emergent or unpredictable in nature, DAO designers and operators still have important top-down roles to play as arbiters of the possibility spaces within their respective communities.

Time is universal and naturally limited making it the most equitable resource – everyone has the same 24 hours. NFTs can take a page from the Runescape playbook by integrating time or labor-intensive tasks into how they are earned. To date, acquiring most NFTs simply requires capital, creating an NFT culture built around money as opposed to merit.

People collect NFTs for a number of reasons. It could be the thrill of discovering a promising new artist or artwork, the allure of a piece’s potential cultural value, the social status of owning something unique and canonical, or the prospect of turning a profit by reselling the work down the line.

Growth was the ultimate goal of the social media era. We pursued more friends, more followers and more likes, on as many platforms as possible. A decade later, we're finding ourselves hyper-connected but emotionally unfulfilled. More hasn't made us happy. Instead, we're sadder, lonelier, and anxiety-ridden.