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		awt on May 28, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ethereum’s $150M DAO Opens as Researchers Call for... I would be interested to know how much the creators of the DAO have studied the history of democracy.

eterpstra on May 28, 2016 [–]

I can't speak for the individual creators, but the 'tyranny of the majority' has been discussed at length and is the basis for the 51% attack mitigation. DAO and Ethereum enthusiasts also seem to enjoy discussing 'delegative democracy' (or 'liquid democracy') at length.

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