They told us to look for utility.
They said it was about use cases. Tech. Partnerships.
They said the winners would be the ones with real-world adoption.

But when the charts bled and the noise stopped —
utility didn’t keep me here.

What did?

Silence.
Failure.
And the stubborn refusal to let it end that way.

They said build in the bear.
But they didn’t say anything about crying in it.
Didn’t mention staring at the screen at 3am, doubting everything.
Didn’t prepare us for losing friends, jobs, time, sanity.

There’s no DApp for that.
No tutorial. No airdrop.

You just survive.
You find your own meaning in the mess.

And if you’re still here?
Still reading this?
Still caring, after everything?

That’s the real utility.

Not yield.
Not governance.
Just the fact that you didn’t quit.

You are the utility.
Don’t let anyone forget it.