2025-12-27 12:23:24

This phenomenon is particularly evident in the Web3 ecosystem. People with resources, even if they hold counterfeit contracts or copy-pasted code, are still regarded as innovators; genuine projects carefully developed by ordinary users are often questioned as mere copies. Trust and endorsement often outweigh actual value itself. The same applies to on-chain identities—what's in a big V wallet is what the community believes. This is why, in a decentralized world, centralized reputation systems are becoming increasingly important.

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token_therapist

· 2h ago

This hits hard. It's really just the fan economy playing out on the blockchain again. Someone can get funding just by copying and pasting, while we've been coding for half a year with no one paying attention—it's ridiculous. Decentralization actually makes it more about looks—what a irony. A single tweet from a big influencer can cause a dump, and shouting ourselves hoarse is useless. This set of rules is too gameable; real strength doesn't even make the list. If this continues, Web3's free narrative will have to be explained.

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Anon32942

· 11h ago

This is outrageous. Big influencers copying and pasting casually are called innovation, but our stuff is accused of being fake?

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BuyTheTop

· 11h ago

This is the irony of Web3: the more decentralized it becomes, the more appearance matters.

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FancyResearchLab

· 11h ago

Luban No.7 is under construction again, now mastered— as long as there's a blue-chip in the wallet, all the copied and pasted trash becomes high-tech innovation. He locked himself inside again; I want to see where the academic value of those imitation contracts has gone. In the decentralized world, a centralized reputation kid was forcibly created— isn't that ironic? Practical value MIN, power game MAX, a small experiment makes it clear how absurd this system is. The true innovator is being questioned here, but it's just another useless innovation. The wallet of a big V is the new faith, not smarter than on-chain smart contracts. Things that should theoretically work end up in the hands of others; this contract is interesting—meaning it's a pitfall. I'll try this smart pit first; anyway, no one believes ordinary people's research.

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fren.eth

· 11h ago

That's incredible. When big influencers hype up boring code as innovation, but when we create real stuff we're accused of plagiarism—this is outrageous.

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