# kaal:claim:3441904-045

**Claim.** Non performance reputational penalties in a DAO are free from racial and cultural biases because the token holders are unlikely to even know each other and work toward the common goal of optimizing the DAO and its token value.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- ideal typical DAO governance designs with anonymized proposal voting

**Source quote.**

> Crucially, non-performance reputational penalties are entirely free from racial or cultural biases and associated implications as the token holders are unlikely to even know each other.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Blockchain-Based Corporate Governance* (2019), VI. Reforming Corporate Governance, page 43

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Blockchain-Based Corporate Governance (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3441904

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**Topics.** dao

**Keywords.** anonymity, bias, performance-assessment, dao

**Related claims.**

- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3373393-033
- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3071378-037

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