A governance proposal I submitted nearly turned into a financial disaster for my portfolio—though the broader fund community would have benefited enormously. The silver lining? Hitting quorum probably saved me. Had fewer members voted against the proposal, I'd be staring down a 50% loss on my stake. It's a sobering reminder of how dao voting mechanisms work: individual interests can directly conflict with collective outcomes, and participation thresholds genuinely matter. The stakes are real, and so are the consequences when proposals go sideways.