# kaal:claim:4529715-025

**Claim.** Web3 may not yet be ready for a truly decentralized organization: across platforms there is always a promise of decentralization, yet tangible measures prevent that promise from becoming true.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** evidenced

**Holds when.**

- DAO platforms reviewed in the study

**Source quote.**

> Despite that ideation, it seems Web3 may not be ready for a truly decentralized organization just yet. There is an overarching theme between platforms in which there is always a promise of decentralization, yet tangible measures prevent that from becoming true.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, *Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis* (2023), Final Thoughts and Suggestions for Improvement, page 153

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis (2023). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4529715

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**Failure mode.** decentralization-theater  (family: recentralization-drift)

**Topics.** dao, decentralization

**Keywords.** dao, decentralization, web3, promise-versus-practice

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