MJ
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1/ In the long run, will DePIN projects succeed or fail depends on one thing: the cost-effort-reward balance. High cost & effort from users to share data? You better bring BIG rewards. Let’s break it down with some real examples.
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MJ
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2/ Take GEODNET, DIMO, and Hivemapper. Users are willingly paying for hardware costs upfront—hundreds/thousands of bucks. But what’s the return? Steady rewards with low daily effort. Drive a car, mount a station, map the world—boom, tokens roll in. Higher cost, low effort, juicy rewards = long-term winners.
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MJ
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3/ Now look at Silencio. Zero hardware cost—sounds great, right? But users are bailing. Why? It’s a grind—constantly opening the app, measuring noise pollution wherever they go. Effort’s sky-high, and with token prices tanking, the rewards just don’t cut it. No cost, high effort, low reward = trouble.
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MJ
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4/ Flip to Nodepay. Also no cost, and rewards? And token price has been in the gutter since launch. Yet, some users stick around. Why? Zero effort. It’s passive—no daily hustle. Low cost, low effort, low reward—it’s not thriving, but it’s not bleeding users either.
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MJ
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5/ The pattern’s clear: there’s a direct link between cost-effort and rewards. Projects demanding high cost AND high effort (like fancy hardware + constant upkeep) need to deliver BIG to survive.
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6/ GEODNET, DIMO, Hivemapper nail this. Upfront investment? Sure. But the effort’s minimal, and rewards keep flowing. Silencio misses the mark—free hardware can’t save it if the effort outweighs the gain. Nodepay manages because low effort matches low reward.
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