My friend Old Li suddenly asked me in the group: "You keep shouting about DAO governance, but does anyone really vote? Who cares about your broken chain?" I chuckled and gave him a fresh example: "You know, @arbitrum is currently holding an election for the security committee." He was taken aback: "There's an election? Isn't the code supposed to run automatically?" I said, "It's not like that. Imagine @arbitrum is a country, and the security committee is the 'emergency brake team', they can hit pause when the system has issues and fix vulnerabilities before they explode. This time, there are 13 candidates making it to the final round, and the DAO community needs to select 6 gatekeepers from them." He blinked: "Can I vote?" I said, "If you're a delegate, of course you can. But there's a catch— the earlier you vote, the more weight your vote carries. From October 13 to 20 is the 'full voting period', your voting power is 100%. If you wait until after the 20th, your voting power will decrease day by day, until the election ends on November 3." "So what do these people do after they are elected?" "The 6 elected will form a new security committee. They will help the entire chain with upgrades, multi-signatures, emergency responses, and other major tasks. So this vote isn't a popularity contest; it's a responsibility contest." "So once the voting is done, it's over?" "Not yet. After the election, there’s an 18-day buffer period, then the results will be synchronized across all relevant chains. The whole process is fully transparent and on-chain. This is the power of DAO." After hearing this, Old Li lit a cigarette and fell silent for a moment: "To put it simply, this is like our community changing property management, choosing someone to help us fix the elevator and ensure safety. Voting early gives you a louder voice." I laughed: "Exactly, the difference is that they are on-chain property management and can also multi-sign smart contracts."