According to @stonecoldpat0, it is a bearish period for governance-related initiatives as many DAOs are being shut down in favor of centralizing activities into a single entity to push ecosystems in founder mode, indicating weak near-term momentum for governance-driven participation (source: @stonecoldpat0, Dec 12, 2025). According to @stonecoldpat0, DAOs that persist will undergo a full overhaul in organization design, contributor engagement, and proposal structures, with most governance work likely occurring under the radar and drawing limited public attention, underscoring reduced visible catalysts for governance activity (source: @stonecoldpat0, Dec 12, 2025). According to @stonecoldpat0, governance should be boring and facilitative, and traditional IPO-bound firms may adopt DAO-like on-chain shareholder voting, with on-chain processes potentially proving superior in activity, ease of use, and transparency/verifiability, signaling a convergence of corporate and on-chain models (source: @stonecoldpat0, Dec 12, 2025).