This is a great take on community engagement that is quite interesting. This kind of goes against the whole Secret Agents and any promotional-incentivizing programs, and instead brings it back to simple community.
I would argue that there are a few Web 3.0 protocols that are still around based on community & decentralization; we see that with Ethereum, Bitcoin, Terra, MakerDAO, etc. However, I don’t think they took the same approach as the Secret Agent’s program.
Instead, what we saw was committed and passionate users of the community who wanted to help out where they can. The issue is this - how do we continue to drive demand for being a community member, while also promoting and acknowledging high level community members?
Shade Protocol holds the highest standards, so by proving that you are an experienced, committed, and highly skilled contributor should be rewarded greatly.
On the flip side, I think that average community members should not be paid SHD to engage on the surface level. To me this goes back to the Secret Agent’s program where customers are practically being paid to promote and use a product. This isn’t the most effective way to bring in community members and keep them around.
Shade Protocol itself is a financial system that will allow others to do more with their money than ever before, and that should be the best financial incentive to attract community members. For individuals who get the vision, proven their commitment, proven their skills, and want to contribute passionately should be the ones who are rewarded.
@Ranger_Ranger touches on it well - we need to set the culture for Shade Protocol and what it means to be a community member. Remember folks:
- SHD is scarce and valuable
- Earning SHD should not be easy
- Community members should ALL be acknowledged
- High-level contributors should be easily distinguished
- High-level contributors should be rewarded highly