Nowadays, more and more Web3 projects are realizing that relying solely on airdrops is no longer sufficient to establish genuine long-term user engagement, as most participants tend to quickly lose interest after receiving rewards.

River @RiverdotInc's practice demonstrates a significant shift: it is shifting the incentive focus from one-time airdrops to continuous contribution mechanisms. By integrating content creation, community interaction, project support, and staking behaviors into a unified points system, it has built a healthier participation loop.
Some activities even support participation without lock-up, allowing users to deeply integrate into the project ecosystem while maintaining full asset liquidity. This design effectively balances incentives with user experience.
This change directly addresses the long-standing core pain point in Web3—where most protocols previously only focused on financial metrics like TVL, but now more projects are truly paying attention to the "people" at the core.
River @River4fun's product logic clearly emphasizes genuine user behavior rather than merely financial numerical games. This user-value-oriented experience is generating positive ripple effects: content creators are more willing to stay long-term, small users can feel a sense of presence and participation, and the community ecosystem is no longer dominated by a few whales.
In the current industry environment where traffic costs are rising, mechanisms that sustain user contributions over the long term are often more efficient and sustainable than simple subsidy campaigns.
While many projects are still exploring how to "buy traffic," some leading protocols have already begun to explore how to make users "voluntarily stay."
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