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How should Authored Eternity govern itself?

Authored Eternity is governed by its donors. The rules for how that governance works are not yet fixed. This is where we argue them out — before they are built.

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  • Funding science is only half the equation. The conditions we attach to that funding determine whether the results belong to humanity or to a private few. This is where we establish the baseline.
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  • Grant voting is the most complex and consequential vote type on the platform. Unlike board elections or regulation changes, grant votes are multi-vote, liquid, and threshold-based. This is where the mechanics are argued out.
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  • Donors govern the rules of this organization — but not its operations. This case defines where that line sits.
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    Donors have the power to add restrictions, change bylaws, and alter the foundational structure of the organization — but they do not hire or fire staff, direct day-to-day decisions, or manage operations. That authority belongs to the board and staff. This separation exists for a reason. Donors provide the mission and the guardrails. The organization's people execute within them. Conflating the two would make the org ungovernable — no staff can function effectively when every operational decision is subject to a donor vote. When donors want to change the rules that everyone agreed to when they joined — the foundational structure, the mission, a core restriction — that requires a supermajority of approximately 75% of votes cast. This threshold ensures that changes to the constitution of the organization reflect genuine broad consensus, not a momentary majority on a low-turnout vote. Everything outside that scope is the board's domain.

  • What structure and voting method produces the best board for this organization?
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