What moved me most about this is the episode I saw on Xiaohongshu the other day about talking to fresh graduates who are job hunting.

A graduate from a top school had a great start—he had resumes showing internships at several major tech companies. But in the end, he ended up interning at a Web3 company, and that became a lasting stain on his future job search.

Why did it turn out like that? If you were the boss, would you like to hire someone with Web3 experience?

We have to admit there are just a lot of Web3 scammers. In Solv’s case, this kind of thing happens in real life—project teams, more or less, have to pay some kind of price. But in Web3, well, haha, they’ll just go snatch it from you.

Secondly, Web3 is more like investment and bidding spaces. Most people come here with the goal of getting something for free—taking a shortcut to getting rich—rather than working hard. That’s completely at odds with what bosses in the real world want: obedient “cogs.”

If you’ve seen too many people get rich through speculation, chances are they won’t be truly grounded and doing honest, day-to-day bricklaying work.