Look, I love crypto. You know that by now.
But we need to talk.
Because lately, it feels like every problem on Earth is being “solved” by launching a token.
You want to rent your car? Here’s $WHEEL.
Want to buy coffee? Pay with $BEAN.
Want to breathe air? We’ve got $OXYGEN.
It’s getting out of hand.
Not Everything Needs to Be Tokenized
Let’s be real:
Some things work just fine without a token.
Not everything needs “incentives.” Not everything needs airdrops, staking, and governance.
Sometimes a good product is just… a good product.
No token.
No pump.
No “number go up.”
And that’s fine.
But the second we see something new, we don’t ask “is this useful?”
We ask “wen token?”
We’re Addicted to Launches
The hype cycle is predictable now:
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Whitepaper drops
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Community forms
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Token launches
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Price spikes
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Devs disappear
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Community rebrands project as “early stage”
And we pretend like that’s normal?
Nah.
Web3 was supposed to free us from empty systems.
Not just rebuild them with fancier logos and a Discord server.
You Don’t Need a Bag to Care
Another thing:
We’ve built this culture where if you don’t hold the token, your opinion doesn’t matter.
It’s wild.
Imagine walking into a store and someone saying,
“Sorry, you can’t criticize the soup unless you own stock in the company.”
Crypto was supposed to decentralize power, not gatekeep it behind coin holdings.
If we only care about projects because we hold bags, then we’re not a community — we’re just speculators with memes.
I’m Still Bullish. But I’m Not Blind.
There are projects out there doing real, meaningful things.
No token yet. Maybe never.
And they’re building for the right reasons:
To solve real problems.
To give people ownership.
To make systems better, not just shinier.
We should be supporting that — even if there’s no quick flip in it for us.
Because long-term?
That’s where the value is.
Final Thought
Tokens aren’t bad.
Incentives aren’t evil.
But let’s stop slapping a coin on everything like it’s magic fairy dust.
Sometimes less is more.
Sometimes no token is the most honest choice a team can make.
And if that hits a nerve — maybe that’s good.
Tip if you want. Or just share this with someone who needs to hear it.
Just… next time someone pitches you a “revolutionary” idea, try asking:
Does this really need a token?
Or do they just need exit liquidity?
