The structure lacked contribution filters. No reputation layer, no output quality check, no differentiation between a engaged builder and a wallet harvesting emissions. Yield was democratized, but so was exploitation.It persisted because extraction looked like engagement on chain. Metrics showed activity. TVL held. The signal was green while the foundation hollowed out and without off chain context, the protocol couldn't distinguish farmers from believers until the tokenomics buckled.
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