Respect Distribution Governance Considerations

Honoring Genesis Fractal and Eden Fractal Governance via ORDAO

As we prepare for Epoch 2, we have an important opportunity to consider how we honor the foundational contributions that have brought us to this point and ensure our governance represents the full spectrum of valuable contributors to our ecosystem.

Eden Fractal Events 75-120 Recognition

It makes sense to distribute respect for event participation in weeks 75-120 of Eden Fractal. These events were foundational and very important for Eden Fractal's development. Plus, it would be helpful to balance governance power with more recent contributors to Eden Fractal (such as Zaal, EZ, Rosmari, Eric, and others) who have been instrumental in our recent progress.

I believe this should be our highest priority, taking precedence over Genesis Fractal or other communities. It's important to first honor direct contributions to Eden Fractal, and then allow Eden Fractal community members to decide how to distribute respect among other fractals.

Eden Fractal Events 62-83

I recently realized that Eden Fractal hasn't distributed Respect tokens since it’s 62nd event. There are also additional events where we played the Respect Game and posted consensus results without distributing Respect.

After reviewing video timestamps, it appears that we played Respect Games continuously through event #74, skipped playing in events #75-76, then continued played variation of Respect Games for events 77–83. However, due to issues with the Eden Fractal MSIG, Respect has only been distributed on EOS (now Vaulta) up to Event 62.

The record of these activities exists in multiple places: the unapproved proposals in the Consensus Results topic of Eden Fractal chat, video timestamps for each video, and the Eden.Fractal account's onchain transaction history. Given this documentation, I believe we should enable participants to claim their earned Respect from events 62–83.

I could track this by creating a Google spreadsheet based on the youtube videos and EOS onchain results, though I'm uncertain whether we posted results onchain for every event. Alternatively, we might develop a script to count the onchain results more trustlessly, though I’m not sure what is the best approach and would appreciate hearing your feedback. Do you have any thoughts on this best way to handle this situation?

Higher Order Fractal Considerations

Genesis Fractal Integration

We should discuss whether it makes sense to honor Genesis Fractal respect in Eden Fractal governance via ORDAO. The Genesis Fractal community was very aligned with our current mission and foundational to our work. Many great contributors from that community may appreciate the opportunity to get more involved and be able to use their respect earned there. This could also make governance of Eden Fractal more decentralized and dynamic by expanding our governance base with proven contributors.

Other Communities to Respect

Several other fractal communities have made significant contributions to Eden Fractal's mission and development. These communities include Optimism Fractal, ZAO Fractal, AWF, and Aquadac. Integrating these communities into our governance structure could enhance decentralization, foster community growth, and strengthen our ecosystem's collaborative potential.

Proposed Distribution Model

I suggest implementing a percentage-based distribution system across fractals. This would involve increasing Eden Fractal's total respect by a predetermined amount (e.g., 10% or 50%) and then allocating this additional respect among participating fractal communities through a democratic voting process. The percentage distributed could be decided via Eden Fractal ORDAO and legislative consensus process.

While a metrics-based approach has been previously discussed (see Eden Fractal Documents), I believe that Respect Polls with predetermined distribution totals may provide greater flexibility and better leverage our established subjective consensus processes.

Quarterly Respect Distribution Framework

This initiative supports Eden Fractal's evolution into a higher-order fractal organization. I suggest implementing quarterly Respect Polls where community members can allocate Respect tokens to other fractals. Eventually these polls would be preceded by RetroPitch sessions, where representatives from participating fractals can present their progress and contributions during quarterly events. The polls could be onchain using Snapshot X and queried via The Graph, as explored in Retropolls.

For sustainable distribution, it may be helpful to allocate 1-5% of the total supply per quarter, with consideration for a diminishing issuance schedule. This approach would front-load distributions to provide stronger initial support for fractal communities during the beginning of Epoch 2.

Potential Communities

• Genesis Fractal
• Optimism Fractal
• ZAO Fractal
• Eden on EOS
• Established on-chain election processes
• Implemented NFT-based participation tracking?
• Served a foundational role for fractal development
• Could use a simple system, such as x% respect for Chief Delegates, y% respect for Delegates, and z% respect for voters
• Alien Worlds Fractal
• Upscale Fractal
• Aquadac
• Spanish Speaking Fractal
• Upland Aliens
• Respect.Games Distributions
• Participation in Eden Town Hall
• Participation in Optimism Town Hall

For a more comprehensive list of potential communities and their contributions, please visit Optimystics.io/communities.

Democratic Decision-Making Process 

These decisions should probably be made by the Eden Fractal community via ORDAO itself. This approach honors the Eden Fractal community first and inherits legitimacy according to our respect game distribution, while also providing fairness and accuracy in recognizing contributions. The Eden Fractal community should seriously consider and probably approve these proposals, though implementation doesn't need to be immediate.

Technical Implementation Approach

It probably makes sense to create separate ORDAOs for Genesis Fractal (and other fractal communities) and for Eden Fractal events 75-120, so they're not confused with the original Eden Fractal distribution. Then we could create a separate aggregate ORDAO that combines them all. This way, all of these communities could still operate independently or be rewarded separately with an evolutionary structure.

We should explore whether this multiple ORDAO approach is technically difficult to implement. We need to consider ways to prevent misuse of funds, or perhaps ensure any funds can be automatically sent back or directed to our planned non-profit structure.

Conclusion

This represents an opportunity to build a more inclusive and representative governance system that honors our entire ecosystem's contributions while maintaining the integrity and legitimacy of our processes.