Those old days truly hit different.

There was a time when devs built with genuine conviction. Teams poured their hearts into their work, and the community stood behind them, supporting their bags.
Today, that kind of raw commitment feels rare.
Most projects launching now look polished on the surface. Strong narratives, attractive tech. But the execution rarely holds up. Momentum fades within days or weeks, and the project quietly dies.
The disease is simple: 99.99% of projects today are launched with an exit in mind rather than a plan to build something sustainable.
Raise fast, farm hype, dump on believers, repeat.
The worst part?
The few teams that actually want to build something real are getting crushed in the same cycle.
The space has become so impatient that even solid projects barely get a chance to breathe before being written off.
Back then, a rough launch or a dip was just part of the journey. Teams could recover, iterate, and earn back trust.
Today, few bad days and you’re buried.
This isn’t to say there are no capable teams. They exist. But they’re just being drowned out by the noise of professional exit farmers.
Missing those old times.