Not sure why this couldn't be done live in public, but that's not the primary concern... It's very easy to fall into the trap of being an OG, for having RIGHTS to spend HBD without proper accountability and transparency... DHF is a "community-owned fund," and everyone who gets funded from it should be very open and transparent toward the community, as WE have funded those projects! That's why it's hard to understand why someone can get upset if the community asks for accountability...

Anyways, laying off part of the team hurts, but we can't blame DHF for that, or the community... It's a fact that "general" productivity of developers went up significantly, and as someone said in the comments, it's completely different than it was 4-5 years ago... Today, one person with the help of an AI can do at least 5x more than it was able 5 years ago, and it was nice to hear developers who USE AI confirming these numbers...

IMO, cutting expenses can be one of the solutions for this problem... The other solution is to embrace AI in your development process and SHIP MORE! You don't have to lay off people; you can give them different tasks, create something new... Maybe something that is self-sustainable! That's definitely a more sustainable approach than the never-ending DHF funding...

It doesn't have to be 100% self-sustainable, but maybe less... IMO, that's the direction in which we should go... Many Hivians will be glad to vote for proposals which have a long-term vision, but with a solid business plan...

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