Have you ever felt chosen?
Of course you felt it. Especially when your friend with an NFT as an avatar sent you a link:
"Dude, there's an airdrop here. Just subscribe to 14 Discords, like all the posts, complete the quest, make a tweet, then another tweet, and that's it — you'll be on the allowlist!"
And you're like: "Yes! This is my path to a million!"
But in fact — you received:
• A letter that says you need to go through KYC
• 3 tokens worth $0.000001 each
• And a ban in Discord because "you filled out the Google form incorrectly"
How did all this become the norm?
In the good old days — 2021, when air was worth $300 — airdrop was something sacred. You just held the token — and a gift would come to you.
Now? Welcome to the era of #AirdropStepByStep. It's:
• Methodical suffering with a checklist
• A social ritual for crypto initiation
• Secret quest where the reward is an illusion
You need a guide. A guide to the guide. Then a Discord guide to the guide on the quest. Welcome to Web3, where to earn 5 bucks, you spend 4 hours and lose your wife's respect.
Binance, Launchpad, and the cult of trading
And so you go to where, according to rumors, real tokens are found — Binance.
And there:
• Launchpad: "Freeze $1000 BNB — receive $1.23"
• Launchpool: "Stake for 30 days — receive 2 tokens with a potato logo"
• Airdrop: "If you're in the right country, in the right zone, and with the right IP, we'll... give you nothing, but thanks for your interest!"
But there is light at the end of MetaMask?
Yes.
It's called Twitter. Or more precisely — the hashtag #AirdropStepByStep.
That's when an anonymous guy named @CryptoJesus writes:
"Yesterday I made 74 interactions in Scroll, spent $18 on gas, added the token to the list, completed the quest, and... got nothing. But at least I gained experience, bro!"
And you're like: "Yes. That's me. These are my brothers. We suffer together. And it's beautiful."
Result
In a world where inflation eats away salaries and coffee costs more than an ETH transaction — people rush to where there is a chance. Even if that chance is a multi-step guide on how to earn 2 coffees, spending a week of your life.
