Is Gitcoin a DAO or an Ecosystem? If DAO, then we’d have a DeSci subDAO; if Ecosystem, then a DeSci DAO would emerge. To the Nucleolus, the Nucleus is the Cell; and to the Nucleus, the Cell is where the boundary lies. But it’s all contiguous at the of the day.
Frameshift scalings of perspectives aside, I think the work you’re doing is extremely valuable. The Opportunity Cost of not doing this is very high, particularly at this time, because Decentralized Science is poised to create tremendous value as it grows to draw in bright minds and intellectual capital to the web3 space. Additionally, there are moral and ethical reasons that DeSci should find a home in the Gitcoin Ecosystem because Science is a Public Good. Regarding the Risk Assessment - Conflict breeds Creativity, so this can be healthy.
At the risk of unintentionally shilling my work, I’d like to mention how insights from DeSci have illuminated the importance of Supply Elastic Digital Assets in Decentralized Finance. This work was done independently in another community, and the Neuroscience of Ethereum offered a complementary perspective on the behavior of these instruments - which resemble the Economy of Neurotransmitters. Elastic DeFi engineering principles can benefit Gitcoin as I have presented here in this post; this is relevant in this context b/c the GTC price has increased by ~14% since the time of your calculations.
Elastic DeFi sector is likely to benefit Gitcoin - thanks to DeSci.
Therefore: it’s imperative for DeSci to continue in the Gitcoin Ecosystem/DAO. Stewards such as yourself should be funded to continue doing indispensable work.