Ali Tıknazoğlu

The Airdrop Addiction Problem No One Talks About

It starts with a whisper. “Rumor has it this protocol’s doing an airdrop.”. Telegram groups light up. Threads pop off. Wallets swarm in. But here’s the twist: by the time the tokens land, many users are already gone. Web3 has created a new addiction cycle and we don’t talk about it enough. Airdrops were meant to reward early believers. To say: “Thanks for using our product, here’s ownership”. But now? They’ve become bait. And the community? A rotating cast of short-term extractors chasing the...