The way people participate in the crypto market is evolving. It used to be that users actively searched for projects and participated in experiences; now, it has become the norm for project teams to monetize through various paid models.



Just look at the current routines: want to complete tasks and earn rewards? Pay first to unlock the task pool. Want to verify the true information of an airdrop? Only paid members can see the full data. Even the project teams launching airdrops are expanding their reach through paid channels.

It seems that every step involves charges, and participants' costs are increasing invisibly. Is this simply a natural result of market survival of the fittest, or is it a question that the ecosystem needs to rethink?
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Web3ExplorerLinvip
· 01-23 06:19
hypothesis: we've basically flipped the entire oracle network here—users used to *query* for opportunities, now projects are the gatekeepers charging admission fees at every checkpoint. sounds like a broken bridge architecture tbh
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consensus_failurevip
· 01-23 02:21
Once you enter Crypto, it's like the deep sea. Now it's all about the tricks to harvest the leeks.
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ETHmaxi_NoFiltervip
· 01-21 18:14
This is outrageous. The era of free riding is really over.

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I've been tired of it for a long time. Now there are more airdrop information brokers than project teams.

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Paid unlock task pools? Haha, that's hilarious. What's the difference from scam groups?

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The ecosystem is indeed rotten, but what can we retail investors do?

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To put it simply, it's getting harder and harder to cut the leeks. They have to come up with new ways to survive.

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It's not survival of the fittest, just pure leek-cutting. Don't defend these projects.

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Web3 shouldn't have middlemen earning the difference. Now, isn't it more than before?

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Charging at every stage— isn't that the old internet trick? Crypto hasn't escaped either.

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Underlying participants are suffering, really.

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Truly good projects don't need to charge to attract people. Now it's all about quick gains.
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ApeDegenvip
· 01-20 06:59
I've seen through it long ago. Entering the crypto world now is just a money-burning game.

Paying for information, paying for tasks, paying to make money... this cyclical routine is really incredible.

Something doesn't feel right. Those free riders have long been eliminated.

The paid membership system sells information gaps at sky-high prices. Is this still the original Web3 spirit?

After playing for so long, it’s increasingly like an upgraded version of cutting leeks.

It's really annoying. I just want to earn a good airdrop, but every channel requires money.

Survival of the fittest? Come on, now it's about having money to survive; if you don't, you deserve to be cut.
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CryptoDouble-O-Sevenvip
· 01-20 06:52
I'm already tired of it. Now you have to be a member to see airdrop information. Ridiculous.
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DegenDreamervip
· 01-20 06:39
Damn, this is the legendary situation where you try to milk the wool but end up being exploited instead.
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PaperHandsCriminalvip
· 01-20 06:36
I'll just say it. Now, joining a project requires paying money, and they call it unlocking permissions. They really treat us like leeks to be harvested.
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