These days, I've been hearing debates in the secondary market about whether to make royalties mandatory or not.

Honestly, creators want a long-term income stream, while traders just want lower friction; no one is really wrong.
But in the end, liquidity often runs away first...
After being burned twice, I’ve become especially cautious about “assumed income”: having royalties on the chain doesn’t mean you’ll actually get paid.
When market sentiment cools down, everyone starts looking for the cheapest ways.
Adding to that recent meme + celebrity shoutout attention shifts, newcomers easily dive in and take the last hit, only to find that even royalties can’t save the floor price.
Anyway, I’d rather earn a little less now and clearly set stop-losses and position sizes first.
For now, I’ll do that. I’m going to check the listing prices and stop-loss lines on a few NFTs I hold again.