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So politicians can campaign and waste billions of dollars trying to sway voters into their favor in the name of Democracy but if a Blockchain Founder who literally builds a system for Democracy empowering the public over himself tries to express his concern with how voting is going over much needed funds, explaining the potential disturbances of said voting if it were to remain, they suddenly are Blackmailers? As a Drep, someone responsible for bringing countless people and other influencers into the Cardano ecosystem and being a bag holder myself, I of course care very much about how treasury funds are distributed, how its used and the processes associated with these practices. There are certainly changes that need to be made overall, over time of which I'm sure will happen as institutions continue accumulating, launching new investment vehicles and continue taking power away from the every day lamens that sell their bags on FUD induced by competing chains, bots and other influences affecting the overall sentiment of Cardano in this bearish market cycle. As I see it, Cardano is just now starting to come into its own in a sea of build fast/break things and buy the narrative. Cardano was built for the very use cases in growing demand today beyond just defi and gimmicks. Interoperability, identity, compliant transactions, etc are all major needs growing exponentially and as they demands are met by the tech that is Cardano and Midnight, more major whales and players will be taking a more active approach in the governance of the ecosystem and rightfully so. Sadly, too many people who have never started or ran a company before are trying to dictate what a major L1 blockchain should be or should not be doing with their funds out of fear that their bags, already down due to the transition from Tradfi to Defi is happening in front of our eyes is also causing confusion in the alt coin space and thus creating levels of fear I've not seen since 2017. Too many people are treating this bearish cycle like Ganggreen and opting to cut out the heart in hopes of saving the body, not realizing that this shakeout of retail is by design and even after all of these years of IOG coming through (even while late often) and while learning from mistakes made that get adjusted for over time aren't doing everything possible to benefit us all. The truth is, we are reaching record high Whale accumulation for a reason. Retail doesn't get it while institutions are loving it and I dont believe it will be much longer before these groups show themselves and begin taking internal steps at affecting major change in the voting processes and we begin seeing Dreps with voting power into the billions as the rest of us then begin barking at how flawed the system is for allowing such a thing to happen, as the next narrative induced by whomever fears the growth of Cardano. Quite frankly, I embrace it even if that means reducing the power of my own Drep status in the process. Their either needs to be MANY more Dreps in positions of authority, or more educated institutions that utilize Cardano and Midnight and use their accumulations of both to affect more wisdom and less toxicity into the Treasury voting processes. Now is the time to build and prepare harder than ever as we embark on historical changes to Tradfi and the Blockchain space. I understand many of the arguments such as "stop bundling what appears wasteful with what is useful to force favorable voting", welcome to politics. There is no other blockchain designed through its research and peer review to be more in line with the needs of today as those needs change and expand into the needs of tomorrow and that is because of the Heart of Cardano and its arms and legs that are Midnight. I really believe everyone needs to calm down some and look back on what has been accomplished, how these two chains are primed for what is coming and have some faith that not only does the anonymous troll on your wall with 200 followers doesn't have a clue what they are talking about but that the hundreds of engineers across the country, do and they need to keep active and making the progress necessary to STAY AHEAD of everyone else without letting those now trying to emulate what Cardano and Midnight has done, catch up. This is OUR time to be first to market with something the world actually needs and I'll be damned if I let this opportunity slip past me over funds that wont matter anyway if we lose our positioning. That's all I have to say. Be well and Crow Your Coins.

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Charles isn’t threatening the community. He’s explaining reality. Elite researchers and engineers do not stay without stable funding and long term support. You cannot demand world class innovation while voting against the teams building the foundation of Cardano.

I am voting "Abstain" on the proposal for "Cardano Vision 2026: Human Centred, Scalable, Post Quantum Secure - IO Research." I believe this proposal is a mix of a waste of funds and a potentially excellent proposal for Leios and quantum resistance research, and I wanted it resubmitted and split. However, the IOR has promised never to resubmit and has promised to close down leios and quantum-resistant research labs if the proposal is rejected. As some members have suggested, this may be a political maneuver by the IOR, but it may not be. If not, I believe that news of a complete halt to the research will spread, and the ADA could fall by more than 50% due to the departure of holders who were involved in purchasing under the guise of peer review. Therefore, our choice is as follows: A. Tolerate some seemingly pointless research as a sacrifice to gain access to research on Leios and quantum resistance. B-1. Reject the proposal, betting on a resubmission, with an X% probability of the resubmission occurring. B-2. Reject the proposal, betting on a (1-X)% chance of a resubmission, but all labs closing and an ADA 50%+drop event occurring. The ideal scenario is B-1, but the worst-case scenario is B-2, and the probability of this is difficult to predict as it depends on the political decisions of the IOR team. At the very least, since the IOR has promised closures, this is a high-risk gamble. While I acknowledge that B-1 is ideal, I cannot accept the risk of the B-2 event, so I withdraw my NO. While I find this emotionally very frustrating, we need to consider it objectively, focusing on the practical gains and losses for the entire ecosystem. On the other hand, I understand the argument that it is absurd to actively approve a budget that includes what I believe to be a waste of money. Based on this feedback, I withdraw my YES. Therefore, my final vote is Abstain. I hope the IOR will improve its operations next year.

Woke up to day 2 of a dumpster fire. I really don't know why I try sometimes. The thing that is going to happen to the researchers if IO's Research proposal doesn't get approved will be the same thing that happens to the community if it does. It's not a hard concept. People want transparency, they want rates, they want overhead costs. You can't sit here and and say you will have to fire everyone without also showing the costs. It's a false reality, purely guilt driven, that gives the community nothing to stand on but to blindly vote yes. Several outspoke developers have spoken out for multiple years now on the Research stuff. I have not seen a single thing change. It's still a bloated docket. My only question is why not listen? 2 years of feedback and seemingly none of it heard. Now we are at ultimatum point again. Instead of just working through the budgetary concerns and reproposing, we are met with vote for me or i quit. I hate it here. CF tried to do it too. It's such a weak move to me. It's wild, where is the concession? Where is the willingness to work with dReps? Everything just seems so one sided. Where is the market awareness? We are in the worst spot we have been in as a chain. Spent a shitload of ADA last year with no results. The community has the right to be mad, we have the right to ask questions, and we have the right to ask for more financial clarity or changes to the proposal. Everyone is supposed to be held to the same standard when it comes to the treasury. I support IO, i think they are a critical part of the ecosystem that should be funded. I was happy to see the IO: Cardano Upgrades proposal get across this morning, albeit i still think costs could of been covered better in ALL IO proposals. I love seeing the FEs getting back together and vote on all of eachothers proposals, that's a very cool thing and super decentralized. Thankfully our FEs still control enough power to push whatever they want over the line. I'm probably killing my chances of my proposal with all this i just can't hold back any longer and watch the whole united states government system recreated on Cardano, by the same people who cry all the time about the US government being corrupt.

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