Secondary market royalties, to put it simply, everyone wants to be in a "free market," but at the same time hopes others will continue to work for creators. When a platform turns off the royalty switch, the first to get upset aren't collectors, but those who rely on liquidity for their livelihood—people who shout support for creators but immediately cut costs to zero.

My biggest fear isn't loss, but that everyone interprets the "creator economy" as "if I buy from you, you must continuously provide me with narrative and emotional value." Do royalties count as a contract? I think it's more like a social consensus—once that consensus becomes optional, don't expect morality to withstand profit.

Recently, the airdrop season also feels similar; task platforms increasingly resemble attendance check-ins, with points systems turning token collectors into workers... People complain but still go along with it. Anyway, on-chain honesty is quite straightforward: emotions don't settle accounts; routers do.