Last night, I organized interaction checklists for several creator projects, and while at it, I flipped to the secondary market and saw more debates about royalties, basically arguing whether "voluntary" counts as a commitment. I got a bit scared: not long ago, I almost included a platform's "royalty-free" policy as a standard approach in the checklist, but after carefully reviewing the terms, I realized that creators were basically being forced to give concessions... If I had actually published that, I bet many people would follow suit, and if creators later criticize me, I wouldn't be wrong.

Recently, some people have been interpreting ETF capital flows, U.S. stock risk appetite, and coin price fluctuations as tightly linked, which is getting tiresome. I can't control how hot money comes and goes. But when it comes to the creator economy, if even the most basic question of "can we trust the rules" turns into a gamble, then all that's left is speculation. For now, I’ll mark "royalty enforcement methods" separately in red in my checklists so I won't step into the same pit again.