Simplify DeFi 📘

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Agreed, a content creator gives so much time, insight, etc. 95% of the time the audience loves it. That 5% something doesn't pan out, the mob attacks. There's a lot to consider when looking at creators & audience: AUDIENCE 👀: ▶️ Seeking gains. They want da ALPHA. Make a x10? They are a genius, but thanks for the tip. Do it again. Get wrekted/scammed? Why didn't you vet this better!? ▶️ Some truly want to learn and see how the space is innovativing. ▶️ Some have PTSD from getting pumped/dumped, scammed, rug pulled, taken advantage of by influencers, or simply -90% because of Bear Market. They need a target to release that energy. CREATORS 👨‍🍳: ▶️ Some put more time into creating content vs researching. That indirectly reduces their progress to help others. ▶️ Give so much for free to help the community. The appreciation and compliments is amazing, but a lot of the audience just takes it for granted. In fact, they may want more and get mad at mistakes. ▶️ Many might not get traction/rewarded. They must pivot to what the audience wants. Perhaps that means talking about alpha, prices, assurance big price action will happen, etc. Some may feel the need to "give the audience what they want". ▶️ Other projects start offering sponsorship/payments. The amount of money and frequency isn't something the audience understands. You can turn down 95% of the projects, but there's no guarantee that you vetted properly. Sh*t happens. ▶️ Should content creators get paid? Sure, nothing wrong with that. The only question is, how to do it ethically. ▶️ Have an added responsibility to WHAT they expose to their audience. There is a reason why a project is paying the content creator, for exposure. The creator can't simply say "I didn't make you do anything". Well, they indirectly knew that 1%, 5%, 15% of their audience would act on it. ▶️ In addition, if a content creator is getting paid to talk about a project, how often will they purposely paint it in a more positive light? Most of the time. It's not like a creator accepts payment and provides a non-biased, fact based, pros/cons list of a project 🤷 CONCLUSION: I think there is a standard that the Creator & Audience should agree is fair. ✅ Tell the audience when you're being paid for content. ✅ Don't make it too shilly/hyped. ✅ Bonus: Disclose if you are invested in the project. ✅ Bonus: Provide a list of past projects you accepted payments for (Track Record/Reputation). ✅ Bonus: Provide a Pros/Cons list at the end of the thread. Thoughts? 👀