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Last night before bed, I saw a community of old PFPs posting again about "membership benefits upgrade." My first reaction wasn't excitement, but a bit of amusement: honestly, everyone just wants to turn their avatar from "good-looking" to "useful," but making it actually useful is pretty hard. What really keeps people around is that kind of atmosphere where you want to drop by every now and then, like an old tavern, with the ticket just being a bonus.
Recently, modularization and DA layer discussions are flying high, developers are talking with shining eyes, while ordinary users are confused: so am I buying a PFP for the image, for access control, or for a story that can be told for a long time? Anyway, I now care more about "whether I am willing to keep speaking out for this brand," because if the hype passes, the avatar just… quietly stays in the wallet. That's all for now, tomorrow I'll record a few more gossip about addresses.