Playing in the crypto world is for making money, or is it for fun? If one is to blindly cater to others, it would be better to go back to a state-owned enterprise and find a job, serving the leaders well could lead to greater achievements.

In 2023, I started writing articles just to document my thoughts on airdrops. I often revisit these memories; they are quite interesting.

While walking on the road, I often recall the joy of everyone rushing towards Layerzero and Zksync together, with daily mockery images and funny videos of major projects on Twitter.

At that time, many KOLs teased the project parties and founders. I remember Benlin became rich and made a video about Indian brothers charging for motorcycles on a wooden bridge, arguing with Fat Penguin.

There was also a brother who made a video about L0’s Xiaomage. I waited for three years just for one opportunity, not to prove how great I am, but to tell others that I will definitely get back what I lost.

And there was that video of the L0 football coach, where the fat player crawled on the field, blindfolded, with 100 Tx on the mainnet; it was really explosive.

I still have those videos stored on my computer. Looking back at them brings tears to my eyes; that was our youth.

At that time, you wouldn't get cursed by a witch for criticizing a project, nor would you receive rewards for praising it. The X of 2023 was very pure, it was just joy. Everyone enjoyed chatting, playing, and making friends without watering down friendships.

However, it gradually changed; praising the project parties came with rewards, Eigenlayer, Sanctum, but there were no punishments for those who criticized them.

Now, people are reluctant to criticize project parties because as long as you want to make money, all data will be recorded. The whole internet has turned into a praise group, with countless robots created just for flattery.

Everyone comes to the crypto world definitely to make money, which is understandable, but it really lacks a lot of joy. Many people just look at WeChat groups now.