DAO-mocracy (Alex Zhang)

<p>Imagine if the members of your group chat shared more than memes but also shared a bank account, or if the early users of a social media app helped decide how that app grew, made money, and moderated content. How does the group make decisions and make sure everyone is heard? Who decides how the money is spent? These are some of the questions <a href="https://www.fwb.help/about">Friends with Benefits</a> (FWB), a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) has had to answer. Baratunde talks with FWB Mayor <a href="https://www.alexzhang.world/about">Alex Zhang</a> about DAOs, online community-building, and Web3 to find out if the way we citizen online can positively affect how we citizen IRL.</p> <p> </p> <p>SHOW ACTIONS</p> <p><strong>Internally Reflect - How we shape the spaces we inhabit</strong></p> <p>Take a moment and think about your relationship to the digital spaces you spend time in. This could be social media, gaming, or a group chat. Where do you feel like an <em>active</em> participant, where you set the terms and tone of the environment? Where do you feel passive, like someone else is  in charge? How might you change that relationship? </p> <p><strong>Become more informed - Web3, squads, and digital public spaces</strong></p> <p>We can create a healthier culture of democracy through web3 beyond starting and joining DAOs. If you’re new to this world, the New York Times’ has a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/03/18/technology/web3-definition-internet.html">great primer</a> on Web3.</p> <p>Once you’ve read that, take a <a href="https://otherinter.net/research/squad-wealth/">deep dive</a> into the history of “Squads”— a form of social and economic organizing that is shifting power and social dynamics away from an individualistic society.</p> <p>If our conversation with Alex made you curious, check out our <a href="https://www.howtocitizen.com/episodes/public-parks-and-re-creation-with-eli-pariser">episode</a> with <a href="https://www.elipariser.org/">Eli Pariser </a>from New_P