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crypto underestimates the cognitive overload and monetization fatigue that comes with turning everything into a coin or a market

the more financial decisions a user must actively make -> the higher the cognitive burden -> the lower the engagement, satisfaction, and trust

this is well researched across digital apps

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Yeah, we say it all the time. But people still often rush to preserve the reputations of vc-backed max extractors who peddle this garbage.

The same people who make these criticisms will happily take a job with a company that perpetuates the same toxic behavior they apparently so detest.

Being the person who says "No, this idea is stupid and monetized in a way that's antagonistic to human flourishing" is still an unpopular opinion overall, even though KOL's get praised for writing contrarian takes about the types of business practices they literally make their living from.

Are we going to dick around with Warpcast posts about it, or actually exercise power by withholding our labor and attention from net-extractors and taking the personal financial loss of dedicating our work to human-centered alternatives?