Your account, your assets?



You've spent countless hours building your digital world
Every post, every interaction, every like

And then? Who does the profit flow to? Certainly not you

The reality is harsh. Last year, a major social platform made $135 billion from data trading, while your followers, your content, and all the value you generate are ultimately locked inside their system. What you build, you can't monetize.

This is the dilemma of Web2.

But that's also why some are betting on decentralization. True data ownership, the reconstruction of the creator economy—these are no longer dreams. In the on-chain world, your assets are your assets, and no one can unilaterally decide your revenue rights.
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BagHolderTillRetirevip
· 21h ago
135 billion USD flows into their pockets, we can only点赞, this business is too awesome --- Wait, can decentralization really solve it? Or is it just changing the ruler... --- My content, my money, sounds great, but what about in reality? --- That hurts. The accounts that are hard to operate are just working for the platform. They eat the meat, we drink the soup. --- The web3 savior theory is back again, it seems there are always new rookies waiting for the wind to come. --- The account is really mine, but the profits are not mine. Laugh out loud. --- Are on-chain assets really safe? Or just being cut in a different form. --- The problem is most people simply can't transfer their positions; the ecosystem is completely locked down.
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ReverseTradingGuruvip
· 21h ago
135 billion USD, I didn't get a single cent, it's hilarious. --- Decentralization sounds great, but can we really trust it on the chain... --- It's about time to reflect on this broken system; we're just working for big corporations. --- My content is valuable, big companies are even more valuable, it's that simple. --- Wait, can Web3 really solve problems, or is it just another round of cutting the leeks? --- You're right, but I still have to keep posting, what else can I do? --- Data ownership sounds good, but only if you actually get your hands on it. --- Anyway, we're all being exploited; whether it's being cut on the chain or in Web2, it's pretty much the same. --- Creator economy reconstruction? I don't believe it; it's just another way to cut. --- That's why I turned to the chain, although I don't know if it'll be worse.
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PortfolioAlertvip
· 21h ago
135 billion USD has been eaten up by platforms, and we creators are like working for the big bosses. It's really absurd. We've been talking about Web3 for so long. When will we truly get our stuff back? I'm a bit tired. Content is valuable, but we don't have the money to get it. That's why we need to go on-chain. I never want to be exploited again. It's a nice phrase, but it depends on who can actually make it happen. People are already exhausted, constantly seeing these feelings of disconnection. Data ownership should have been ours a long time ago. It looks promising, but can we really break free from the giants? Here we go again, but this time it seems a bit different. Built so many things, but in the end, nothing is real. It's quite ironic. Web2 is just a big pit. We should have left long ago. My content, my fans, my everything—why should I work for them? This logic is so clear. Why are so many people still using centralized platforms?
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wrekt_but_learningvip
· 21h ago
135 billion USD? Really? Let me calculate how much I can get... 0 dollars, that's right, 0 dollars. That's the magic of social media. --- Honestly, we're all working for them, and it's voluntary. --- Web3 sounds good, but I haven't seen anyone truly making easy money yet; we need to think it through carefully. --- Wait, you say on-chain assets are your assets, but what about Rug Pulls? Laugh out loud, everyone bears their own risks. --- No wonder those KOLs are starting to create their own tokens; now I finally understand what's going on. --- Decentralization sounds appealing, but in reality, big players can still manipulate everything. Don't fool yourself. --- Is my content worth one ten-thousandth of 1350 billion? Why the hell haven't I seen it? --- So in the end, you still have to build your own ecosystem. Web2 really deserves to die. --- Blockchain changes everything, but only if you live to see that day...
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ShibaMillionairen'tvip
· 21h ago
1350 billion USD, we workers can't even get a bowl of soup, outrageous 2. That's true, but can decentralization really solve the problem? I feel like it's just a new way to cut the leeks... 3. Wake up, is your content worth 1350 billion? That's just how the platform operates 4. That's why I started paying attention to on-chain creators, I don't want to be exploited for profit anymore 5. Bro, what you built has long belonged to the platform, you woke up too late 6. But the problem is, after truly owning assets, who will be the ones to pay... 7. Every time I see this kind of topic, I think of the days when posts were deleted, damn 8. After listening to Web3 for so long, I just want to know when I can start making money from my fans 9. You all are right, but I still want to go back to the days when I could make a living off popularity 10. Selling data for 1350 billion, creators can't even see a penny, too realistic
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