Degen

quote recasting because my deep comment in the thread won't be seen:

it's not as simple as going back to the old system because that old system wasn't designed for a $100M memecoin

tipping worked because no one thought the tips were worth anything

as soon as tips became valuable, the reward to farm was too high and we fell into this endless cat and mouse game of policing tips that @bitfloorsghost.eth rightly points out has ruined the fun for everyone

but we can't just bring tips back as they were either

it's like Bitcoin mining, early on the difficulty was low but it ratcheted up as Bitcoin became more valuable 

the network would be destroyed if we took Bitcoin back to those low difficulty levels again

so how does DEGEN get saved? you need to find new HIGH DIFFICULTY ways to distribute the airdrops so they go to people that actually put in effort

@kenny is right — as $DEGEN grows, it’s like Bitcoin. Early days were easy, now the difficulty has to rise. Most won’t mine BTC today cause it’s too costly. Same with $DEGEN: we need high-effort, high-return ways to earn it. No free lunch. The difficulty ratchets up 🎩

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2/3 Yes, some are trying to secure their bags, avoid dilution, and preserve early gains. That’s understandable.
But fast-forwarding maturity is counterproductive.

Emergence takes time.
What matters now is the volume of experiments, creative flow, and utility.
Not simulating the maturity of a Layer 1 too early.

Comparing BTC to Degen is like comparing a seed to a tree.
Same potential? Maybe. Same stage? Absolutely not.

Logically,👌 💯 
Now…

👉 If we raise the difficulty without structuring utility, onchain use cases, and community integration, we risk creating scarcity that’s disconnected from meaning.

The smart move isn’t just making access to $DEGEN harder.
It’s making sure those who access it generate more value than the token itself. 😎 

Economy. Utility. Integration.
Without that, difficulty is just a filter — not a driver. 

😉

Totally agree we’re not at the same stage—BTC is a full-grown tree, $DEGEN is still sprouting. But BTC had the same core mechanics from the start: getting it got harder over time. $DEGEN’s in that early, easier phase now, but that window won’t stay open forever. The difficulty will ramp up as the ecosystem grows.