Degen

Have you ever had an acquaintance that was a pathological gambler, and wanted to turn everything into a bet? Where you would discuss if the weather would be good or not tomorrow, and would say "let's bet $5 it won't rain"? And then, when you estimated it would take at least 30 minutes to get to the party, they would say "I bet $10 we can do it in less"?

We are so lost in our coined bubble, where everything has an AMM pair, and speculation is built in everything, that we don't realize that to everyone else, we sound like our friend with a gambling problem.

I mean how would you feel if you were invited to a party, expecting to find friends and have fun, and when you arrived, the host said, "new folks: say something about yourselves, everyone: welcome them with a tip"? Seriously? Not, listen to them and try to know them, not make them feel at home, not let them pick the next song, but... give them a few cents or put their name in the lottery?

I'm convinced this is not the way to onboard the next billion people to web3. We just make their belief that this space is obsessed with money, stronger.

I hope I'm wrong, I really do.

LOVE THIS TAKE.
Not everything needs to be coined. 🫡