Honestly, the real path forward for community-driven platforms lies in reconsidering the fee structure. Back in the early days, there were no fees—it was pure community engagement that drove everything. That's where the magic happened. These days, fees tend to cap the growth ceiling. You can only scale so far when every action costs something. The community thrives when participation is frictionless. High fees don't just reduce transaction volume; they fundamentally shift the culture from collaborative to transactional. If we want to see genuine revival of grassroots activity and authentic community building, stripping down the fee barrier might be the move that actually matters.
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SybilSlayer
· 01-14 23:24
Honestly, these projects are now just being drained by fees. The free participation atmosphere of the early days is gone forever.
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LiquidatedAgain
· 01-12 20:49
Here we go again with this fee-free utopia theory... When I was losing money, why didn't anyone say you could break even without fees? 🤔
Honestly, back in the early days without fees, liquidity was as fragile as paper, and a big order would directly trigger liquidations across half the street. Now, fees are actually risk control points; otherwise, the community would have collapsed long ago.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, brother. You still have to pay slippage when bottom fishing.
Low fees ≠ good culture; this logic is too focused on clear pricing.
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GateUser-4745f9ce
· 01-12 20:49
Fees are really the killer. When there were no fees in the early days, the community was vibrant. Now, various barriers are directly driving people away.
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ProofOfNothing
· 01-12 20:48
In the early days when there were no fees, activity was indeed high. Now that transaction fees have increased, no one plays anymore. To put it simply, they've turned the community into a business.
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SoliditySurvivor
· 01-12 20:30
My buddy is right, the issue of fees is truly a cancer, killing the vitality of the community.
Honestly, the real path forward for community-driven platforms lies in reconsidering the fee structure. Back in the early days, there were no fees—it was pure community engagement that drove everything. That's where the magic happened. These days, fees tend to cap the growth ceiling. You can only scale so far when every action costs something. The community thrives when participation is frictionless. High fees don't just reduce transaction volume; they fundamentally shift the culture from collaborative to transactional. If we want to see genuine revival of grassroots activity and authentic community building, stripping down the fee barrier might be the move that actually matters.