# Don't Call It A DAO: Language Lessons for Progress & Adoption

Source: https://bit.ly/NoDao
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Dont-Call-It-A-DAO-Language-Lessons-for-Progress-and-Adoption?index=0x66b841cbf4243b73e87b92648de4c91873d9f3270e495715e18f2b449c37bbd4674c9916
Submitted by gaurang.eth on 2024-08-11 UTC, 8 upvotes, 0 comments

## Summary

Anyone trying to spread the idea of DAOs beyond existing crypto circles should drop terminology that makes outsiders cringe. Crypto language should shift from technocratic developer terms to less technical or lore-based ones, because current jargon is an obfuscated string of letters to laypeople. Reddit's renaming of wallets as vaults is cited as a favored example, but the excerpt cuts off before explaining it.

## Article

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Don't Call It A DAO: Language Lessons for Progress & Adoption

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but anyone who wants to broadcast the concept of DAOs beyond the circles where they already exist, it’s time to ditch the terminology that makes outsiders cringe. There are plenty of examples of why language in crypto has to shift from technocratic dev terms to less technical or lore-based terms. It’s unapproachable and ultimately a obfuscated string of letters and to the layperson. One of my favourite examples is Reddit with their wallets turning into vau...

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