Rethink Tokenomics Changes

[catthew89]

@catthew89

Motion Proposal: Hold Off on Tokenomics Changes Until We Discuss NNS Rewards Holistically

@ysyms

@dominicwilliams

Outline of proposal:

1. Reduce the dissolve delays of all neurons by 5/8th (to 62.5% of what they is today)
2. The age property of neurons would stay the same (age increases over time, benefiting voting power, and is set to zero whenever a neuron is placed into dissolve mode).
3. The minimum dissolve delay at which a neuron can gain maturity by voting, would be reduced to a round 3 months.
4. The overall notional voting reward distributed by the network, which is logically distributed by votes to determine how maturity increases, would be reduced, such that the rate at which a neuron’s maturity grows, given some amount of locked ICP, dissolve delay and age, would remain almost identical to that today.

Only execute step 3, ignore the rest？

Observed Tactic : “Selective Execution & Misdirectional Packaging”

This is how it works:

1. Multi-Part Proposals with One Beneficial Lever
   A proposal is written to include several “technical improvements” or “optimizations” (as seen in @ysyms’s post). Most are reasonable or even helpful on paper —like better age mechanics or fair reward rebasing.
2. Cherry-Pick the Most Exploitable Clause
   Only the clause that lowers the barrier (e.g., Step 3: reducing minimum dissolve delay to 3 months) is executed , while the counterbalancing reforms (Steps 1, 4) are ignored or postponed indefinitely.
3. Decentralization Narrative Used as Cover
   These changes are framed as pro-community or “flexibility increasing” to appear progressive. But the real effect is to empower large, liquid actors (like WaterNeuron or backdoor-coordinated wallets).
4. Cross-Topic Misdirection in Forum Threads
   Discussion is scattered across multiple forum threads and Telegram/Discord groups, ensuring that no single place holds the full timeline or logic path. This disperses accountability and obscures causal links.
5. Short Neuron Abuse & High-Turnover Staking
   With only Step 3 activated, short-term dissolve neurons (e.g., 3 months) can now earn maturity—enabling quick in/out voting rotations by actors with large ICP bags, without aligning long-term incentives.
6. Governance Capture via Sharded Influence
   Node ownership and SNS control is fragmented into legal shells (like “Sisyphus Stiftung”) and "independent” foundations—while ultimately traceable to the same financier (David Fisher, et al). This simulates decentralization while consolidating actual control.