Recently, there's been a lot of fuss about NFT royalties, as if secondary liquidity is about to be "taxed to death." Frankly, the market isn't obligated to provide creators with a permanent paycheck, but creators aren't invisible either—if there's no content, who will take over? What annoys me the most is those who claim to support creators but always choose the route with zero royalties when placing orders, and they want the slippage to be minimal... That's just human nature.

My own approach is pretty straightforward: if I really like a project, I accept the royalties as a way to sustain the team; if it's purely speculative, don't pretend—just use the most gas-efficient aggregation path and avoid being morally coerced. It's best to hardcode the rules into the smart contract, don't rely on market self-awareness—if you rely on self-awareness, I can only say: you're overthinking it. Also, don't use "royalties" as a shield; poor liquidity at the floor price is often drained first by sandwich attacks and bad routing. Fix the trading experience first before talking about ideals.