Recently, there has been a lot of discussion in the secondary market about treating royalties as "optional" and arguing loudly. I’ve actually calmed down a bit: if the creator economy truly relies on moral self-awareness to survive, that’s just too fragile. To put it simply, if rules aren’t written into the enforcement layer, it’s just verbal science fiction. So I set a rule for myself: before buying, first check how this contract/market treats royalties. If it doesn’t satisfy me, I’ll just pretend I didn’t see it, even if the design looks good.

Some people compare on-chain revenue products to RWA and U.S. Treasury yields, claiming they’re “more stable and more attractive.” Listening to that, I feel like comparing spaceship fuel to bank savings… It’s not that they can’t be compared, but you first have to admit that the risks are different. Anyway, I’d rather pay a bit of a “friction cost” for sustainable mechanisms—at least to prevent creators from ending up with only passion in the end. That’s all for now.