"internet capital markets" were supposed to democratize funding, but instead they’ve turned capital into hyperliquid dopamine. founders can now have financially successful outcomes by spending most of their time and energy optimizing for hype cycles.

abundant money ≠ abundant progress

I think it's often even worse for the founders. even with millions in trading volume, you can get very few funds from fees to actually build (but maximum responsibility to boost the price of the token). this meta is optimized for traders/snipers.