OF 72: Community Recognition

In this unique season finale, Dan experiments with a new way to recognize community contributors at Optimism Fractal, and shares reflections on two years of fostering collaboration and optimizing governance on the Superchain. From honoring builders like Tadas, Vlad, Zaal, and Swarthy Hatter to reflecting on Optimism’s current focus, this episode celebrates the community's journey and looks ahead to an exciting year ahead—along with some special personal news ❤️‍🔥

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Timestamps
00:00 Welcome to Optimism Fractal!
0:36 Dan welcomes everyone to the Season 6 finale and 72nd event of Optimism Fractal, marking the last community gathering before winter break
1:11 Celebrating two years of the Respect Game as the cornerstone of the community and thanking everyone who contributed along this journey
2:16 Explaining how Optimism Fractal fosters collaboration, awards public goods creators, and optimizes governance on the Superchain
2:45 Overview of the Respect Game as an innovative onchain social game pioneering new forms of community coordination
3:23 Discussing the Optimystics toolkit, an open-source suite of tools for community coordination and decentralized governance
4:23 Eden Fractal's role as a "fractal parent" supporting Optimism Fractal's growth across the Superchain
7:10 Community news about the ORDAO application at optimism.frapps.xyz for distributing respect onchain after each event
8:03 Dan announces Season 7 begins January 22nd, 2026 after an extended winter break for rest and planning
9:14 Update on Eden Fractal's final Season 11 event on November 20th and its return on January 15th, 2026
9:54 Explaining Respect Game mechanics including breakout groups of 3-6 people, 4-minute presentations, and Fibonacci-based distribution
11:26 Setting up an experimental solo Respect Game to recognize community contributors who couldn't attend
15:47 Dan shares contributions including hosting Eden Fractal events, facilitating the Respect Trees game, meeting Base Creators founders Toncho and Ryan, discussing the Gardens protocol, and organizing the video database
19:06 Helping Swarthy Hatter with questions about implementing Fractal Nouns and bringing the Respect Game to new communities
20:32 Work on Gardens as a regenerative liquidity system directing onchain resources towards public goods creators
21:09 Explaining the approach to ranking six community members who contributed significantly to Optimism Fractal's mission
26:06 Dan announces his marriage to Rosmari, co-founder of Optimism Fractal, sharing how they met at Eden Fractal's 35th event nearly three years ago
27:54 Dan shares why he ranked himself for hosting events full-time and making significant impact on Superchain development
28:36 Tadas recognized for building ORDAO software, facilitating the Respect Trees game, and sharing articles on fractal tokenomics
30:13 Vlad honored as Optimystics co-founder for building RespectGame.app and demonstrating it at Eden Town Hall
30:48 Zaal acknowledged for promoting events, building Zao Fractal, and sharing valuable ideas in community chats
31:18 Swarthy Hatter (Timothy) recognized for launching Fractal Nouns, introducing Base Creators founders, and implementing Respect Game elsewhere
34:15 Introducing Optimism Town Hall as a collaborative forum for Ethereum and Superchain governance discussions
35:19 Reflecting on his "Recognizing Impact" article published exactly one year ago about context for retrofunding reviewers
45:28 Looking ahead to Season 7 with optimism about scaling the community and building a playful protopia
47:16 Encouraging viewers to join upcoming events, share feedback in Discord, and connect via Eden Fractal Telegram
48:08 Closing with gratitude for the two-year journey and excitement for Optimism Fractal Season 7

Respect Game Results: Level 6 - Rosmari, Level 5 - Dan, Level 4 - Tadas, Level 3 - Vlad, Level 2 - Zaal, Level 1 - Swarthy Hatter

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