Airdrop, or the art of self-deception!?
I first heard and became interested in cryptocurrency about 8 years ago. And if my memory serves me right, the first tokens I earned were $LTC and $ETH , which I got by playing some apps called "spinners". I don't remember exactly what the mechanics were, but the basic idea was that by watching ads or going to some websites, you were rewarded with these tokens.
Ethereum then cost some 40 or 60 dollars. I remember that in total on several of these spinners I earned something around 0.5 etherium in a few months... Yes, a grand achievement 🤣 but for those times it was just a sporting interest and a desire to plunge into something new. Now it would be much nicer to get these 0.5 etherium, given its current price.
After these spinners my "tentacles" reached some sites publishing the most diverse airdrops. That's where all this fuss started, which I called AIRDROPOMANIA.
I wouldn’t say that I’m still doing this, but I have some experience and I also have experience observing other people who are into airdrops.
If it doesn't go too far into the story, the gist of my post is this: I want to know what motivates people to believe that one day, the project they are participating in the airdrop will suddenly make them rich.
After all, it is not out of boredom or for entertainment that people sit for hours, long, tedious hours, every day and look for the next projects, perform some tasks, undergo various checks, resort to the most insane tricks, creating fake accounts and other automated tools... In general, you all know perfectly well what I am talking about... And you know perfectly well that in the overwhelming majority of cases this does not lead to any financial miracles.
So... I have long realized that an airdrop is a means of earning good money only for those who organize this airdrop, but not for those who participate in it.
I realized it. And you?
