{"id":19643,"date":"2025-09-25T12:58:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science-dao-new.vporton.name\/?p=19643"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:51:58","slug":"socialists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Should Left-Wing (Socialists) Donate to Science in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"scien-3873965424\" class=\"scien-before-content scien-entity-placement\"><style>\r\n.amazon-support-link {\r\n    display: inline-flex;\r\n    align-items: baseline;\r\n    gap: 0.3rem;\r\n    padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;\r\n    color: inherit;\r\n    font-size: 0.88rem;\r\n    line-height: 1.2;\r\n    text-decoration: none;\r\n    opacity: 0.72;\r\n    white-space: nowrap;\r\n    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link:hover,\r\n.amazon-support-link:focus-visible {\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n    text-decoration: underline;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link small {\r\n    font-size: 0.65rem;\r\n    opacity: 0.7;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 900px) {\r\n    .amazon-support-link small {\r\n        display: none;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<a class=\"amazon-support-link\"\r\n   href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?tag=vpf04-20\"\r\n   target=\"_blank\"\r\n   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\r\n   aria-label=\"Shop on Amazon and support World Science DAO\">\r\n    Shop on Amazon <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span>\r\n    <small>affiliate link<\/small>\r\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/donation\/\">Donating<\/a> to a science DAO well-agrees with the socialistic ideology of collective ownership by workers. Marxism is science-oriented and socialists should support science.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#Why_Socialists_Should_Consider_Donating_to_Science_Especially_via_DAOs_in_2026\" >Why Socialists Should Consider Donating to Science (Especially via DAOs) in 2026<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#Introduction_Science_Public_Goods_and_the_Socialist_Ethos\" >Introduction: Science, Public Goods, and the Socialist Ethos<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#Core_Arguments_for_Socialists_to_Support_Science_via_DAOs\" >Core Arguments for Socialists to Support Science via DAOs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#1_Science_as_a_Public_Good_%E2%80%94_and_a_Leverage_Point_in_the_Long_Run\" >1. Science as a Public Good \u2014 and a Leverage Point in the Long Run<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#2_Countering_the_Privatization_Enclosure_of_Knowledge\" >2. Countering the Privatization &amp; Enclosure of Knowledge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#3_Building_Socialist_Institutionality_in_Science\" >3. Building Socialist Institutionality in Science<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#4_Strategic_Signaling_Norm-Setting\" >4. Strategic Signaling &amp; Norm-Setting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#5_Futurist_Existential_Stakes_in_AI_Computation_and_Planetary_Crisis\" >5. Futurist &amp; Existential Stakes in AI, Computation, and Planetary Crisis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#How_AI_Internet-Meritocracy_Exemplifies_a_Socialist_Approach_%E2%80%94_and_the_Risks\" >How AI Internet-Meritocracy Exemplifies a Socialist Approach \u2014 and the Risks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#What_AI_Internet-Meritocracy_proposes\" >What AI Internet-Meritocracy proposes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#Opportunities_from_a_socialist_vantage\" >Opportunities (from a socialist vantage)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#Risks_challenges_and_socialist_warnings\" >Risks, challenges, and socialist warnings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#A_Suggested_Roadmap_for_Socialist_Donors_in_2025\" >A Suggested Roadmap for Socialist Donors in 2025<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#Counterarguments_Responses\" >Counterarguments &amp; Responses<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/socialists\/#Conclusion_From_Charity_to_Strategic_Infrastructure_Building\" >Conclusion: From Charity to Strategic Infrastructure Building<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Socialists_Should_Consider_Donating_to_Science_Especially_via_DAOs_in_2026\"><\/span>Why Socialists Should Consider Donating to Science (Especially via DAOs) in 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction_Science_Public_Goods_and_the_Socialist_Ethos\"><\/span>Introduction: Science, Public Goods, and the Socialist Ethos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Science isn\u2019t a mere Socialists luxury good or niche hobby \u2014 it lies at the heart of social progress, public welfare, and collective knowledge. From public health to climate modeling, from basic physics to machine learning, scientific discovery shapes the material foundations of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the way science is funded today is largely fragmented:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blue-Elegant-The-Impact-of-Social-Media-Presentation-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Socialists\" class=\"wp-image-20314\" title=\"Socialists\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blue-Elegant-The-Impact-of-Social-Media-Presentation-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blue-Elegant-The-Impact-of-Social-Media-Presentation-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blue-Elegant-The-Impact-of-Social-Media-Presentation-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blue-Elegant-The-Impact-of-Social-Media-Presentation-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blue-Elegant-The-Impact-of-Social-Media-Presentation-3-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blue-Elegant-The-Impact-of-Social-Media-Presentation-3-920x518.jpg 920w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blue-Elegant-The-Impact-of-Social-Media-Presentation-3-575x323.jpg 575w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blue-Elegant-The-Impact-of-Social-Media-Presentation-3-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blue-Elegant-The-Impact-of-Social-Media-Presentation-3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Governments fund certain grants (often with bureaucratic constraints and political pressures).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private companies fund applied R&amp;D (sometimes captured, proprietary, profit-driven).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philanthropists sometimes step in, but often with strings attached (naming rights, prestige, agenda control).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we take a socialist perspective seriously \u2014 one that insists on democratizing control over knowledge, reducing concentration of power, and making essential capacities accessible to all \u2014 then it follows: <strong>science should itself become more socialized, more distributed, and more aligned with collective needs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2026, new institutional innovations \u2014 especially DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) and crypto-native public goods platforms \u2014 offer a concrete way for socialists to help build a more equitable science infrastructure. Donating to science via such mechanisms is not just charity, but a deliberate investment in democratic control over knowledge and power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One such proposal is <strong>AI Internet-Meritocracy<\/strong>, which aims to distribute funding to scientists (and free software developers) based on an AI algorithm\u2019s evaluation, funded by donations. This kind of platform sits at the intersection of scientific infrastructure and socialist institutional innovation. <a href=\"https:\/\/devpost.com\/software\/ai-internet-socialism?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Devpost &#8211; The home for hackathons+1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below, I lay out arguments for why left-wing actors should be among the early donors to such science DAOs, and what strategic risks and caveats they should keep in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Core_Arguments_for_Socialists_to_Support_Science_via_DAOs\"><\/span>Core Arguments for Socialists to Support Science via DAOs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Science_as_a_Public_Good_%E2%80%94_and_a_Leverage_Point_in_the_Long_Run\"><\/span>1. Science as a Public Good \u2014 and a Leverage Point in the Long Run<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scientific knowledge is non-rivalrous: once generated, Socialists many people can use it without excluding others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It provides <strong>technical leverage<\/strong>: breakthroughs in energy, computing, biology, climate, etc. can shift social possibilities (e.g. low-cost carbon capture, better vaccines, climate modeling, sustainable agriculture).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donating now helps shape which lines of scientific inquiry receive support, potentially redirecting them toward socially beneficial, neglected problems (rather than purely profit-driven ones).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a Marxist lens, funding science is partly about shifting the <strong>mode of production of knowledge<\/strong> \u2014 i.e., who controls it, who benefits from it, how open it is, and how it connects to broader social goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Countering_the_Privatization_Enclosure_of_Knowledge\"><\/span>2. Countering the Privatization &amp; Enclosure of Knowledge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the current system, many scientific outputs are privatized or enclosed: patents, subscription paywalls, corporate capture. This restricts access and concentrates both epistemic and economic power in few hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"\/fr\/one-time-donation\/\">donating<\/a> to open, decentralized science DAOs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You help sustain <strong>open access<\/strong> research, publishing, and data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You help diminish reliance on extractive intermediaries (publishers, gatekeepers, paywalls).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You support alternative epistemic institutions that do not require you to curry favor with elite universities or established power.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Building_Socialist_Institutionality_in_Science\"><\/span>3. Building Socialist Institutionality in Science<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many socialist critiques point to the absence of genuinely democratic institutions in the knowledge sector. Science DAOs offer a chance to experiment with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bottom-up governance<\/strong>: donors, scientists, and users can all have input.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sybil-resistant funding mechanisms<\/strong>: AI algorithms, reputation systems, token staking, quadratic funding, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transparency &amp; auditability<\/strong>: blockchain logs, open review of allocation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Global participation<\/strong>: scientists in underfunded regions can plug in, reducing inequality in global knowledge production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, donations become part of building <strong>new socialist infrastructures<\/strong> (not merely supporting the old ones).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Strategic_Signaling_Norm-Setting\"><\/span>4. Strategic Signaling &amp; Norm-Setting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Left-wing support for science DAOs helps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Legitimize these platforms in the broader ecosystem (they become seen as serious, not fringe).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set norms for <strong>accountability, fairness, public control<\/strong> within them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage others \u2014 progressive foundations, public institutions, governments \u2014 to integrate or adopt similar models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, donating is part of shaping an ecosystem, not just delivering money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Futurist_Existential_Stakes_in_AI_Computation_and_Planetary_Crisis\"><\/span>5. Futurist &amp; Existential Stakes in AI, Computation, and Planetary Crisis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are in an era in which:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AI and computational infrastructure<\/strong> are becoming major levers of power. Who owns and controls AI models, Socialists datasets, compute, and infrastructure will matter enormously.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Climate, energy, and bio risks<\/strong> loom large. Scientific and technological breakthroughs may be decisive in whether we avoid catastrophe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Left-wing forces who ignore science funding risk ceding strategic ground. Supporting science DAOs is a way to be active in the contest over future infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_AI_Internet-Meritocracy_Exemplifies_a_Socialist_Approach_%E2%80%94_and_the_Risks\"><\/span>How AI Internet-Meritocracy Exemplifies a Socialist Approach \u2014 and the Risks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let me briefly analyze AI Internet-Meritocracy (AIIS) as a concrete case and point out both promise and caution. <a href=\"https:\/\/devpost.com\/software\/ai-internet-socialism?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Devpost &#8211; The home for hackathons+1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_AI_Internet-Meritocracy_proposes\"><\/span>What AI Internet-Meritocracy proposes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each registered scientist or free software developer is evaluated via AI (based on their contributions, publications, etc.) to determine how much funding \u201cthe world owes them.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donors pool funding, and the AI-determined weights allocate it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No human moderation or project gatekeeping (on paper \u2013 the AI is the arbiter).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The system is meant to be simpler to run than more involved review or curation mechanisms. <a href=\"https:\/\/devpost.com\/software\/ai-internet-socialism?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Devpost &#8211; The home for hackathons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a bold vision: it trusts AI to allocate epistemic value, Socialists distributes funds broadly, and removes central editorial control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Opportunities_from_a_socialist_vantage\"><\/span>Opportunities (from a socialist vantage)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Decentralization of gatekeeping<\/strong><br>Traditional grantmaking is controlled by elites and bureaucracies. AIIS replaces that with algorithmic allocation (potentially more egalitarian, if well designed).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Global and inclusive reach<\/strong><br>Because it doesn\u2019t require credential gatekeeping, independent researchers or those in underfunded regions may gain access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lower administrative overhead<\/strong><br>Less bureaucracy means potentially more funds flowing directly to research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transparency (in principle)<\/strong><br>Since AI evaluation is (or should be) auditable, fund logic Socialists can be visible if the system is well engineered.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Risks_challenges_and_socialist_warnings\"><\/span>Risks, challenges, and socialist warnings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Algorithmic bias &amp; opacity<\/strong><br>AI models reflect training data, power asymmetries, and implicit values. If not audited, they could replicate systemic biases (favoring Western institutions, publication norms, English language, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Concentration of power in AI designers<\/strong><br>Who designs the AI algorithm and prompts? They wield immense influence over who gets funded. That is a new form of elite control, albeit hidden under code.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gaming, manipulation, sybils<\/strong><br>Individuals might attempt to \u201chack\u201d the scoring system, submit minimal but token contributions, or otherwise manipulate metrics. Robust defense is needed (similar to open problems in DAO governance). <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2310.19201?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arXiv<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lack of human judgment, nuance, and context<\/strong><br>AI may undervalue highly speculative, interdisciplinary,  Socialists or radical research that doesn\u2019t conform to standard metrics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Donor withdrawal risk &amp; sustainability<\/strong><br>If donations dry up or donors lose trust in the algorithm, Socialists the whole system could collapse or revert to private capture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Legitimacy &amp; acceptance<\/strong><br>Mainstream academia may resist or de-legitimize such Socialists platforms, making grants or recognition from them less meaningful.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hence, for socialists considering donations, it is not just about \u201cpouring money in,\u201d but actively engaging, shaping governance, and demanding safeguards (algorithmic audits, participatory governance, fallback human oversight, appeals, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Suggested_Roadmap_for_Socialist_Donors_in_2025\"><\/span>A Suggested Roadmap for Socialist Donors in 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are motivated to <a href=\"\/fr\/one-time-donation\/\">support science<\/a> via socialist-inflected DAOs, here\u2019s a sketch of how to do so wisely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Start small, experiment, and learn<\/strong><br>Donate a modest amount initially. Observe how allocations play out, test responsiveness, audit transparency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Push for governance seats \/ participatory control<\/strong><br>Condition your donation upon having participatory rights \u2014 e.g. being on oversight committees, being able to propose improvements. Socialists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fund complementary infrastructure<\/strong><br>Support audits, fairness research, diversity in dataset creation, Socialists AI ethics tools, cross-regional participation, translation, outreach.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Encourage public visibility &amp; accountability<\/strong><br>Demand open-source code, transparency reports, AI model disclosures, peer review of allocations, and community feedback.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coalition-building<\/strong><br>Seek alignment with progressive foundations, universities, governments to co-fund or co-endorse science DAOs. Use your donation as a lever for institutional legitimacy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support radical, underfunded science directions<\/strong><br>Use your donation to champion neglected paradigms \u2014 climate engineering, alternative energy, radical biology, open AI \u2014 that mainstream funding avoids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monitor and adapt<\/strong><br>Expect failures, algorithmic surprises, exploitation. Push for iterative redesign, guardrails, checks and balances.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Counterarguments_Responses\"><\/span>Counterarguments &amp; Responses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Objection<\/th><th>Response from a Socialist Perspective<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u201cWhy not just push governments to increase public science funding?\u201d<\/td><td>That remains essential, but governments are slow, politically constrained, subject to lobbies. Science DAOs allow parallel, agile experiments. Also, DAO models may eventually influence public systems.<br>Another thing <em>every<\/em> world government did outrageously poorly, is creation of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/scientific-coveries-and-why-we-need-a-new-occupation-science-marketers\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"20291\">scientific coveries<\/a>&#8220;.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u201cIsn\u2019t algorithmic evaluation just another gatekeeper, worse than human ones?\u201d<\/td><td>Yes, this is the big risk. But we can design mechanisms for audits, appeals, human oversight, participatory control. The key is to not leave it as a black box under private control.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u201cDonations are small compared to state budgets \u2014 the scale is trivial.\u201d<\/td><td>True, but early donations act as <strong>seed capital<\/strong>: they shape norms, build legitimacy, and attract larger co-funders. Also, many breakthroughs cost surprisingly little.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u201cScience should be centrally planned, not via market\/donor signals.\u201d<\/td><td>I\u2019d argue that DAOs hybridize: donor signals plus algorithmic \/ participatory matching offer a third path between market and state.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u201cWhat if the AI allocates poorly or unjustly?\u201d<\/td><td>That\u2019s inevitable in any system; the goal is to create mechanisms for adjustment, revision, contestation, and transparency \u2014 not a perfect system from day one.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion_From_Charity_to_Strategic_Infrastructure_Building\"><\/span>Conclusion: From Charity to Strategic Infrastructure Building<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For socialists in 2025, <a href=\"\/fr\/one-time-donation\/\">donating<\/a> to science is more than an act of charity \u2014 it is <strong>investment in power over the future of knowledge<\/strong>. It is a way to assert that science should be socially controlled, globally accessible, and aligned with collective needs, not corporate profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platforms like <a href=\"\/fr\/ai-internet-socialism\/\">AI Internet-Meritocracy<\/a> are not utopian fantasies \u2014 they are institutional experiments in <strong>algorithmic meritocracy of knowledge<\/strong>. Supporting them is akin to planting seeds for a more democratic scientific order, one we may desperately need in the decades ahead (from AI governance to climate survival).<\/p>\n<div id=\"scien-1798000306\" class=\"scien-after-content scien-entity-placement\"><section>\r\n\r\n<h2>Support Independent Science<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Supporting independent science is not only a matter of fairness to researchers whose expertise and work are often underfunded. 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