Recently, I've seen a bunch of profile picture changes, membership badges, and the atmosphere in groups feels like a market rush. To put it simply, whether PFP/membership is about brand accumulation or short-term attention, I think it all depends on two things: whether you get "sustainable permissions" and whether the team takes security seriously.

Actually, many so-called memberships just give you a link, a channel, or a whitelist; then permissions are opened arbitrarily, contracts are authorized randomly, and in the end, it's not that the value becomes zero, but that the account is gone first. Anyway, when I evaluate a project now, I first look at how they manage permissions, their signing process, and emergency plans, then look at their narrative. Even if the returns are lower, I can sleep well.

The wave of attention driven by memes and celebrity shoutouts is too fast; newcomers easily get excited and rush in to take the last baton... Old players have a word of advice: don't be hijacked by "community identity," only memberships that can be quit at any time truly count.