Today's data from the two Alpha airdrops provided a vivid math lesson for all the 'point farming' participants.
The threshold for the first airdrop was lowered to 70 points, with a total of 200,000 copies. The second airdrop had only 7,500 copies, which were instantly snatched up. A simple calculation suggests that the truly active users in the Alpha ecosystem, who have the execution ability to grab airdrops, are probably between 100,000 and 150,000, far lower than the 'point farming participants' shown by various prediction platforms.
What does this indicate? It indicates that a large amount of data is ineffective, it is 'asleep' or 'strategically placed'. Many people are still focusing on accumulating points and interaction counts, but is this really the most efficient way to earn money on-chain?
This leads me to a more fundamental question: In today's world where attention has become a scarce resource, should we shift from 'mindless grinding' to 'strategic participation'?
And this is the greatest inspiration that the @Injective ecosystem has brought me.
What Injective builds is not a farm that lets you repeat 'click, sign, earn points', but a Lego kingdom of institutional-grade financial applications. Its core advantage lies in providing composable, zero-gas-fee, high-performance financial infrastructure.
While others are still trying to grab 7500 airdrops as fast as they can, what might deep players of Injective be doing?
Utilize native oracles and derivatives to hedge market risks. For example, when you are bearish on a certain Alpha but want to continue interacting, you can open a small hedge contract on Injective to strip away the potential market risk of 'grinding'.
Through DEXs like Helix, perform zero-slippage asset conversions, instantly swapping the small tokens obtained from interactions into stablecoins or mainstream assets, reducing the risk of zeroing out and capital fragmentation.
Participate in INJ staking and governance to obtain stable staking rewards and potential airdrops from ecosystem projects. This is a more certain and worry-free form of 'yield farming', with its underlying value stemming from the growth of the entire Injective ecosystem, rather than short-term incentives from individual projects.
What Injective provides is a paradigm shift of 'productivity tools'. It does not encourage ineffective interactions that lead to competition but rewards those who can leverage its powerful infrastructure (like order books, derivatives, cross-chain bridges) to build complex strategies.
So, back to the initial question: Should we continue mindlessly grinding Alpha?
My answer is: You can participate, but you must upgrade your strategy. Shift some of your energy and funds from mere 'grinding' to 'constructive participation' in high-value ecosystems like #Injective.
On Injective, every interaction you make (trading, providing liquidity, building strategies) directly contributes to a vast network aimed at reshaping the global financial system. The value capture of INJ originates from this.
Instead of competing for 7500 airdrops among 100,000 people, why not secure a position as a deep participant early on a public chain that represents the future of finance? The long-term returns from the latter may far exceed the thrill of countless 'instant grabs'.
The value of INJ #Injective lies not only in technology but also in its ability to filter and empower a new generation of blockchain users who are no longer satisfied with 'grinding'.
This is the signal we should really understand behind today's airdrop data.
