My Skeptical Outlook on Zora's Long-Term Sustainability

The future of Zora, in my view, is not directly tied to its token price. Honestly, witnessing Blast's failure and Berachain's underwhelming growth has deepened my skepticism about the platform-inherent incentive structures. Market participants tend to remain engaged longer when they encounter real value for their content, rather than just rewards from the platform. When rewards are primarily platform-driven, many end up exploiting system loopholes to maximize gains, similar to past failures like Steemit. Zora's goal of making all content mintable resembles launching meaningless meme coins on new platforms. This setup often attracts participants through short-term incentives, leading to content creation driven solely by immediate profits rather than community engagement or enjoyment. Once rewards cease, users tend to abandon the platform—paralleling how Kaito's yapper activity vanished after rewards ended. In today's creator economy, anyone can produce content, but direct compensation isn't guaranteed just for creation. Historically, platforms like Facebook or YouTube have provided avenues for earning through value-added activities like collaborations or ad revenue, not just by creating content. Currently, crypto platforms chase token price appreciation by incentivizing excessive activity with inflated rewards. While appealing in the short term, this approach results in instability—when token values fall, users leave. Furthermore, automated bots begin flooding the ecosystem, chasing small rewards, ultimately alienating genuine users and causing platform decline. This outlook shapes my perception of Zora's future, highlighting concerns over the sustainability of incentive models heavily reliant on ephemeral rewards and AI bots.