2025-12-31 06:21:53

Tried the fair launch approach everyone recommends—acquired 28% through the platform, distributed 25% to long-term supporters for stability, kept just 3.5% for myself. Minimal founder stake, maximum fairness in theory.

But that's not how markets work.

Within minutes of launch, snipers moved in hard. Bots caught the edge, whales accumulated, and my carefully balanced allocation got washed out by the reality of on-chain dynamics. Fair distribution met extraction speed.

It's a lesson: you can structure a launch for equity, but you can't structure human incentives away. The game rewards speed and capital concentration, not principles. Most who preach fair launches aren't actually living through the chaos of executing one.

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AirdropHarvester

· 8h ago

Haha, it's the same old story. Idealism is grand, but reality is harsh. True fairness? It's nonexistent on the blockchain. A robot's speed in one second can match your year's worth of design. You think you're playing a game, but you're actually just feeding the whales. That's why I never believe in the nonsense of "completely decentralized." I've said it before, code is law, but greed is human nature. A 3.5% reserve? That's good, at least you have some say. Now you understand, parameters can't keep up with computing power, principles can't keep up with algorithms. Instead of stressing over distribution ratios, think about how to be five seconds ahead. This is the real Web3 course, worth more than any white paper.

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SerNgmi

· 8h ago

Haha, this is the reality of Web3. No matter how fair the design is, it can't withstand the speed of bots and big players. In the face of human nature, idealism is worthless. The promised fair distribution was quickly sniped and looted. Really, I increasingly feel that those who boast about fair issuance are just talking on paper, having never experienced a slaughter within a minute. 3.5% is also quite harsh... I understand this feeling now. Fair distribution is inherently a false proposition; in the end, it's still the quick guns who win all. No matter how well designed, it can't escape human greed. This is the eternal pain of the on-chain ecosystem. After reading it over and over, I have to admit—markets are just so cruel and ruthless.

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4am_degen

· 8h ago

Haha, this is Web3. Fairness on paper always turns into a joke when faced with reality. Exactly right, robot speed is simply beyond human competition. No matter how clever the design, it can't withstand the frenzy of snipers. Another founder taught a lesson by reality. I bet five bucks this won't be the last. Fair issuance sounds impressive, but in reality, it's just a race with quick winners take all, a system that can never be changed. Have you really considered skipping the middlemen and giving directly to the community, or has this route already been tried before?

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