Regarding splinterlands, I'm not talking about dhf founds, maybe you are not much into it but the community (sps.dao) has basically been paying most of developments for more than a year keeping alive the company, check these
https://peakd.com/@splinterlands/sps-governance-proposal-hire-cryptomancer-to-develop-the-secret-of-praetoria-land-expansion
(in this one the community pays cryptomancer 30k$ stable every month, all money not paid by the company)
https://peakd.com/@splinterlands/sps-governance-proposal-hire-jptr-corp-to-develop-sps-chain
And more...
You are right on the second point, but I consider my full HP so crappy and little that my vote matters like a plancton in the ocean 😅
Regarding Splinterlands, I know that DAO pays out salaries, but I don't know how they fund all things around... All in all, IMO, the bad money management was the main reason SPL went in the bad direction... Again... It's easy to criticize from the sidelines... I'm not sure that I will do better in that situation either...
Don't underestimate your power... There are many plankton in the sea... Much more than whales... 😉