These past couple of days, there’s been more arguing over whether royalties should be enforced in the secondary market. Honestly, I feel pretty cold about it: creators need to eat—there’s nothing wrong with that—but it’s a bit awkward to turn “royalties” into a moral card. Especially when a trading platform changes the rules, creators are basically like their power has been cut off… In plain terms, it all comes down to who holds the distribution rights.

Then seeing retail investors complain about miners/validators’ income, MEV, and that whole issue of ordering fairness also feels pretty much the same: you think the rules being written on-chain makes things stable, but when the ordering changes, who goes first and who goes last depends entirely on how others queue up.

Right now, I just treat it like I’m making a “backup”: leave multiple paths open, regularly revoke wallet permissions, and keep everything documented clearly. When the tide goes out, just pick up the shells—those stories at the wave’s crest can be listened to and that’s enough.