I don’t understand why you place more trust in delegates with over 500k voting power. You should recognize that these individuals don’t actually need to participate in the incentives program. Many of them are project teams within the Arbitrum ecosystem who already received substantial ARB airdrops in 2023, along with significant funding through STIP & LTIP.
The ones who truly need a few thousand dollars in monthly incentives are the smaller delegates—essentially, small investors. Some have dedicated immense time, effort, and even personal funds to building Arbitrum. For example, my average ARB cost is $1.3, and my ANDAO team has worked on Arbitrum for 3 years with only a 10k ARB grant (other funds from partners’ donation).
Does the DAO really prefer to allocate millions—or even tens of millions—through grant programs while refusing to spend a fraction of that to fairly compensate delegates who have invested their time, effort, and money?
I hope you understand: some costs can be cut, but some should never be. If it wasn’t for the love of arbitrum, no one would waste their time here for a couple thousand dollars a month.