DAO ponzis

[aces777]

Hey I keep hearing about a lot of DAOs that are actually ponzi schemes. How do I know whether a DAO I'm in is a ponzi? And what mechanisms do I need to understand so that I don't become a victim to it.

Like there's often this game theory thing about staking and bonding or something, I don't even understand what Bonding is, but any dao I stake I seem to lose value. Am I just an idiot?