@unpublished{Smyth25-influence-freedom-legitimacy, author = {Ben Smyth}, title = {{Score-based decisions:}} # {{ Influence, freedom, legitimacy}}, year = {2025}, url = {https://publications.bensmyth.com/2025-influence-freedom-legitimacy/}, url-pdf = {https://publications.bensmyth.com/files/Smyth25-influence-freedom-legitimacy.pdf}, url-bib = {https://publications.bensmyth.com/files/Smyth25-influence-freedom-legitimacy.bib}, url-yaml = {https://publications.bensmyth.com/files/Smyth25-influence-freedom-legitimacy.yml}, keywords = {DAO governance, score voting, social choice, influence, freedom, legitimacy, decision-making, electronic voting, e-voting}, abstract = {We need to talk about DAO governance: Trillions actively managed with unfit systems. First-past-the-post decisions under representing owners. Public forums suppressing will. We need influence, freedom, legitimacy.} }