These days, there's again talk about NFT royalties. To put it simply, it's about creators' income versus secondary market liquidity, with both sides feeling wronged. The more I look at on-chain data, the colder it seems: royalties are less about "whether they should exist" and more about "whether they can be enforced." When it can be bypassed, people will bypass it; supporting it verbally doesn't change anything.

So I've set a rule for myself: before buying, assume that secondary sales might not pay royalties. Don't use "support the creator" as an emotional premium to justify it; if I really like a project, I'll just give more on the primary sale, or wait until they solidify their mechanism. Anyway, I don't want to use slogans to justify my losses—just take a quick look at my wallet before sleeping, and feel at ease.