I'm not very good at arguing topics, but recently the trend of continuously lowering royalties in the secondary market really makes people calm down: in the past, everyone would say "support creators," but when it comes to a transaction, they start calculating whether I can get 0.x% less for this order... Frankly, royalties can be written on the chain, but the execution rights are often still held by the trading market, and users only focus on the lowest fee rate, which ultimately turns into moral coercion and price wars combined.

I personally prefer to see royalties as an "optional tip," not to be forced into a tax system; creators wanting stable income probably still need more tangible things: premium content, membership benefits, or tying earnings more closely to ongoing contributions. Otherwise, it’s just like the current airdrop season, with points systems and anti-witchcraft measures making everyone feel like clocking in at work, and in the end, who remembers your actual work? Anyway, when I look at projects now, I first check the data on the chain and what the smart contracts say, then see how they promise to "support creators"—don’t just listen to the slogans.