These past two days, I’ve again been seeing blockchain game pools being hyped up as “hot.” Things like “stable output” and “recouping your investment fast”… The moment I hear that, my scalp instantly tingles. To put it plainly: the coins that the pool spits out every day are only valuable if someone is willing to take them off your hands. But most blockchain games keep producing like tap water—always running. Once inflation kicks in hard, the floor price turns as soft as paper. In the end, all that’s left is a pile of ritual—“claiming coins every day.”

I’ve been fooled by this “earn while you play” story before too. Later, I realized it’s not really playing—it’s just working for the economic model. The new money coming in is used to cover the old players’ output. Once a round of attention moves—when someone over on Meme shouts, or when a celebrity casually brings it up—funds just run. On the blockchain game side, it goes straight into a vacuum. The old players won’t say it out loud, but their hands are faster than anyone’s… Newcomers, don’t go grab the last baton. Really.

When I look at blockchain games now, I first check whether the output switch is on and whether the consumption can genuinely be burned. Otherwise, even the prettiest artwork can’t hold up against a crash—when everything breaks and you’re left with junk strewn all over the place. Then I look at the rest.