Hey, as you know, we made a post back in June and the community feedback was pretty null. As a matter of fact, the input that you provided was considered for the design of the bridge, and a significant amount of the DAI (1M) is sitting idle on the bridge to make it cheaper for users to bridge in/out, as you suggested. I disagree that this will discourage people for getting involved in the community.
Additionally, the users have spoken with their wallet (as can be seen in the mentioned dashboard):
