I gotta say. Maybe it is my naïveté. But people in this space legit gotta calm down with the attacks on character and try to be a little more understanding. 

The @aicceleratedao launch went sideways for a lot of reasons. But I don’t think it was intended to be a scam or a dump. I think the game theory may not have been fully thought out. But humans make mistakes like ALL the time without being malicious. 

A lot of people just dumped when there was a lot of money involved. It sucked. It got huge fast. There were no controls in place to prevent people being opportunistic.

Peoples integrity gets tested when there is that much money. Many of the people attacking this I am sure would have had serious second thoughts about dumping for that much money. That is only human and I doubt many would not be tempted. 

This is exactly why people like @baoskee are putting in place proper vesting. This is necessary to align incentives and do better launches. I know even he wasn’t expecting the insanity that happens.  No launch has ever been like that onAi16z is a great success story. But it didn’t fly like Aicellerate did. 

I know @ropirito was devastated by the events that transpired, and has been working non stop to find remedies, involve more people, and realize his vision. He genuinely wants to build something amazing and help the many devs out there who are struggling to realize their own dreams. 

@cryptopunk7213, while I don’t know him, seems genuinely crushed by what happened. I would be too if I went into something excited with good intentions, and it went sideways so badly. I don’t get the sense he needs the money. He was in it to help builders build. 

I know we are used to a lot of scams. But like. These people could scam in way more anonymous ways than a doxed wallet DAO launch. I believe the founders at least wanted to do good. 

It is so easy to tear people down who try things. And when money is involved, people turn cutthroat so easily, whether they have the chance to dump, or get dumped on by others. 

This space is insanely volatile. I have seen other people literally make millions of my art and project while I have had to get creative to keep funding development. It does kinda suck. 

Projects surge by insane amounts all the time. And people cash out, they walk away with a ton of other peoples money. I kind of accepted when I entered this space that it was basically a casino. 

But like. I believe we can do better. Both sides. I believe we can find better ways to fair launch (and we are learning). And we need to find a way to try to let people be human. To make mistakes without just being monsters. Even if they ran with the money. How many people honestly wouldn’t consider it in the same situation?

I don’t know. Maybe I am naive. Maybe I just want to give people the benefit of the doubt. Especially people who seem to be really trying to remedy a situation that went bad. 

I don’t have a solution. But it hurts when I see people trying to express a genuine remorse for how it went and they are attacked for it. 

I think we can be better. All of us on both sides.