Is this royalty money really helping creators survive or just adding another tax to transactions?

I personally prefer not to take a side first, let the data speak: turning off royalties in the secondary market can indeed boost liquidity, but it also cuts off "ongoing incentives," ultimately only focusing on the initial launch wave. Creators either have to compete in marketing or just lie flat... In short, it's short-term excitement but long-term anemia. Recently, with cross-chain bridge hacks and oracle errors, everyone has learned to "wait for confirmation" before acting. Actually, royalties are the same—don't be swayed by slogans; verify what can be verified on-chain: whether project wallets are truly giving back, whether there is ongoing delivery. Anyway, I now prefer to be less impulsive and wait more; if I make a mistake, I can change it.