@lochie2001 Ok…so just to make sure we’re on the same page…
My core inquiry isn’t about whether someone chooses to stake — it’s about the financial and governance implications of the incentive design itself.
Because $JUP is fundamentally a governance token, airdrops have been voted to be distributed across the entire ecosystem. And this has been done in accordance with the community spirit of JUP which is described in Meow’s article JUP, YOU & ME
🔑 Article Quote: Checkpoint 2027
"Over the last 3 years, we have built up an extremely strong foundation, and I would like to request for the community’s support for 2 more years to place the perfect foundation for executing our vision for the Jupiverse.
Over the next couple of years, I will work relentlessly with the team to create the best platform, business and distribution needed to realize our vision of aggregating everything and bringing our ideas and ethos to the cultural forefront of the world.
Additionally, by then, the 2 jupuarys (if passed) would have passed, the current ASR would be long completed and the core of the community would be very well formed.
In this period, we will also work on realizing the full potential of JUP as a meme, symbol and platform currency. And of course, by then, the goal will be for JUP to be widely distributed, trusted by millions and with no more uncertainties in emissions.
It will be the perfect time for the Jupiverse to take stock of where we are, and plan for the next major phase ahead.
Last but not least, we fully stand behind this strategy. Our money is where our mouths are. The founders will not sell a single JUP before this checkpoint, ensuring that we are fully committed to whatever we request from the community."
So given that Meow has portrayed JUP as a token purposed for collective participation, wide distribution and shared trust, wouldn’t the incentive model you proposed inadvertently undermine the governance principles that JUP is supposed to represent and reinforce?
Because wouldn’t this model allocate 700M JUP to a relatively small subset of stakers who have the financial flexibility to do a multi-year lock instead of distributing it across the entire ecosystem?