Why always the last to join?

Web3 was born from ideals of decentralized participation, fair rewards for contribution, and transparent governance. Yet the reality has diverged significantly from these ideals.

In most Web3 projects, the average user is consistently a third-tier participant:

• Institutions receive information first,

• Influencers receive tokens in advance,

• Insiders enter during the earliest phases.

And then you are left to follow—at the price, terms, and structure they’ve set. In fact, your capital often serves as the profit source for others.

1) Participation Without Incentives

In typical Web3 communities, users actively “participate” but receive little to no meaningful or sustainable rewards in return.

• Daily contributions such as information sharing, research, and community support frequently go uncompensated.

• Even when users provide high-value expertise, there is no structured method of quantifying and rewarding it.

• Initial investors and foundations retain the majority of value, while true community builders remain excluded from fair distribution.

• Symbolic airdrops or minor giveaways are often the only forms of recognition.

2) Complex Technology, Poor User Experience

On-chain participation remains technically complex and inaccessible for most users.

• Wallet integrations, gas fees, and confusing processes create steep technical barriers.

• Many users don’t even understand how to engage meaningfully with the system.

• Governance decisions often lack visibility and transparency.

• This complexity leads to reduced real participation.

3) Communities Create Value, but Don’t Share in It

Despite generating revenue from advertising, funding, and partnerships, many communities centralize the profits.

• The value created by community members rarely flows back to them.

• Revenue streams and their usage are often opaque.

• Most users have no access or rights to the financial outcomes of their contributions.