1) Sure, the DAO started on Steem and has been around for a while being unused, but I'm focused on Hive, not Steem, and I'm hoping to help spur more engagement into the DAO protocol to help fund more development. Therefore, I still believe we will need these funds for when that time comes.
2) Games can be for profit, but isn't it cool that they don't have to be now? That's the magic of the DAO system, some projects will be able to replace micro-payments, ads, and in-app purchases by offering the services for free while running off of DAO funding. This is a huge innovation when it comes to open source work. Remember @utopian-io? A system like that could start up again if they get funding through DAO! That's very exciting :^)
3) Yeah, sure, that could happen. But we still need to be prepared just in case.
As for the hackathon, I'm not sure yet about prizes. I'm waiting for things to settle down to get a better feel for our user-base & dapp-ecosystem:
- If we lack users, but are abundant in dapps, then we need to invest in proper marketing & do a hackathon where we value high-quality low-quantity dapps.
- If it's the other way around ( high users, low dapps ), then we should cast a larger net where we try to bring in as many developers as possible.
Depending on which setup I feel is needed, that would influence the prize required.
Hackathons are a great way to get people into the ecosystem & walk away benefiting the platform as a whole!
( And thanks! 👍 )
Why does hive Dao need additional funding from repurposed funds? Especially the 500 or so HBD taken from people who supported witnesses?
Games don't have to be for profits. Funds in the Dao have not yet went to gave developers, not everyone wants to pay someone to make a game. Why remove advertising and replace it with decentralized fundsing? In both cases it upsets some people. At least I am not impacted by ads on a game I don't play.
We are prepared to give back funds for anyone who asks. There is 400,000 HBD in the Dao and growing. The odds of this being exhausted from airdropping sock puppet voters is slim to none. I won't support an airdrop to anyone who supported Justin Sun's sock puppets and am not alone.