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AIP-552 which passed in Jan already paused the SC elections while awaiting the outcome of AIP-582. forum.apecoin.com/t/aip-552-… AIP-582 also passed in Jan allows the elections can go forward. forum.apecoin.com/t/aip-582-… We can't arbitrarily extend the pause without a corresponding AIP. There is no uncertainty surrounding the fate of the DAO; and even so, crybabies on the time line neither speak for the DAO as a whole nor do they have power over the process other than to vote and to have a voice in the outcome. And so, whatever comes next for the DAO, regardless of what form that takes, simply cannot and should not override a consequential vote such as AIP-582. And to extend the SC elections pause goes completely against that premise. That said, even if the plan is to eventually close the DAO, that too would require yet another consequential AIP because it involves a constitutional change - and such a proposal is now controlled by much stringent proposal + voting requirements as per AIP-582 (which I don't believe that many have actually read). As to the BD side of the SC description, that's just inconsequential noise because no matter whatever @HeadofApe chooses to call it doesn't change the role tasking as per AIP-582. So if folks don't know that being an ambassador (the new SC role as per AIP-582) in some way also encompasses BD, that's something that needs to be looked at - but my guess is that nobody will care either way. I mean, part of an ambassadors job is literally to boost economic development, partnerships etc. Jesus guys, you can literally Google this shit or ask AI to explain it. And lest we forget, every single member who has ever been in the SC role was already an ambassador for the DAO. How else did all those behind-the-scenes and similar proposals happen without prior DAO discussions or disclosures on Discourse? Gerry, CapTrippy, Waabam, BoredApeG et al have all done some some of BD for the DAO in their role as SC members. Just because we didn't actually have a dedicated BD role doesn't mean that such things weren't already being undertaken by the SC. Both @ernestleedotcom and @AaronHaber are correct in saying that they are running for the SC role because that's what AIP-582 is about. Nobody is running for a BD role because 1) it doesn't exist 2) it is implicit in the role of being an ambassador. Lets not get distracted with inconsequential things when we have more important things to ponder and which very few seem to be in the least bit interested in actually clamoring about. Such as: - where are the DAO financials (which are almost 2 yrs overdue)? - how much is actually left in the treasury when all amounts pre-allocated to funded AIPs are accounted for? - is the DAO really going to rug the creators who already went through all the trouble of getting an AIP written, discussed, funded etc - but haven't been funded because we are low on funds? - what's going with the BB, and how are people (where's Jordan?) moving in and out without the DAO knowing anything about what's going on despite the requirements in AIP-454 (The Banana Bill). In fact, last I checked most of what was written in the BB in order to get it to pass has either been ignored or was undertaken internally without any notification to the DAO as per the "Implementation Update" - which remains blank as of this writing. forum.apecoin.com/t/aip-454-… forum.apecoin.com/t/implemen… We literally have nothing that even resembles accountability or transparency in the DAO leadership but we've spent the past week clamoring about stupid, dumb shit even as those who had NO involvement in the DAO are now also hankering to close it down - without actually knowing why they want that or if in fact it can actually be done (it can) - because somehow they [foolishly] believe that's going to save their $ape bags. All that despite the fact that, well, the DAO no longer has a treasury full of money to piss away on stupid, dumb shit, anyway. And so, closing it down is patently immaterial and largely inconsequential to bag holders other than in doing so - in my view - it saves money, removes the one last bastion of angst and distraction so that the focus can be directed at worthy exploits like, oh I dunno, growing ApeChain? Yes - most can agree that the DAO is FUBAR and anyone who thinks otherwise is either delusional, overly optimistic or getting paid to stick around for what's left in the treasury. More to the point, even if we actually rotated out every single SC member in favor of new people, the hubris in the common man would lead others to believe that yeah, they can totally make a change by re-arranging the furniture and putting up new curtains. So, we should move on with the SC elections and then plan for what comes next, even if that happens to be the closure of the DAO which I remain 100% in favor of. But we can't clamor for change, transparency, accountability - then advocate for ignoring established processes just because it suits a new narrative. I mean, ignoring precedent, rules, and guidelines while failing to hold DAO leadership to account is precisely how we got right to this moment in time whereby the sentiments in the DAO - regardless of leadership's best efforts - is already lower than it ever was. Study that.