🥛🚜"Send 1 $ETH and I'll send you 2"  

The principle adopted by many protocols that have introduced badges/NFT with the speculation of a possible airdrop...is this.  Some protocols such as Scroll (badge), Soneium (badge), Layer3 (cubes) exploit this system to farm users (cash grab). All this is inorganic/forced traffic. If there was no expectation of airdrop no one would have minted badges (Scroll/Soneium) or cubes (Layer3). If the protocols are taking your $ETH why should they then provide you with an airdrop greater than the one you gave them with mints? It makes no sense.

I don't have good feelings about Linea either. All the quests to earn LXP are inorganic traffic like "cash grab". They could still release a good airdrop if they are not too greedy because in addition to fees and mint, they had a huge funding.

Indeed, feeling this way too, for layer3 latest season. 

So new protocol such as Sneium, may be the first season still good, but more season to come will be suck

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The point is that badges/NFT are always "cash grab airdrop" if they have a high cost for what they are worth.

No, I'm not referring to that. It goes for everything...if you buy "early" you have an advantage. Even those who bought Amazon or Apple shares 20 years ago had an advantage over those who buy today.

Simply XP/Points are cash grabs because they force you to spend money in exchange for points/XP (which are then worth less than what you spend). It's non-organic use. 

Let the user use a chain or a protocol as they see fit, set airdrop criteria and then distribute. No points/XP/badge/NFT.

All crypto are pyramid scheme, the first batch win 😅