These days, I keep seeing the secondary market treat royalties as an "option," to be honest, creators do find it tough, but I can also understand that buyers and sellers dislike the high costs... Especially when the market is bad, everyone is pained by those transaction fees/Gas. It's just that with royalties being squeezed out, it might end up as "initial hype-driven, with no one doing long-term content later," which looks pretty awkward.

By the way, miners/validators' income, MEV, and fairness in ordering are also being criticized by retail investors, and I can empathize: once on-chain rules turn into whoever can race faster wins, both creators and regular buyers feel like they're caught in the middle. Anyway, I'm still the same as always, first lurking and observing some data, then deciding whether to participate after I wake up—don't impulsively become a sponsor.