Don't be misled by the term 'Play-to-Earn', thinking that everyone is in it to get rich. In regions like Southeast Asia and Latin America where YGG is deeply rooted, the reality I see is: for many, what YGG provides is not an opportunity to get rich, but a chance to survive.
This brings up a grand sociological topic: in a future where AI is about to replace a large number of low-skilled laborers, where should those who lose their jobs go?
YGG is unintentionally conducting the largest global experiment in 'Digital Universal Basic Income (UBI)'.
When factories in the real world do not need so many workers, the virtual world still requires a large number of 'digital workers'. Games need people to maintain activity, AI models need people to label data, and DePIN networks need people to maintain nodes. YGG aggregates these fragmented and distributed digital demands and distributes them to people around the world who need income.
When I look at the long-term value of YGG, I don't just consider how much money it has made, but how many people it has supported. The stickiness of this network is frightening. For someone who relies on YGG's tasks to make a living, leaving YGG is not just switching to another game, but losing a job.
This depth of economic binding has given YGG a resilience that surpasses that of ordinary commercial companies. Why didn't the YGG community scatter during the worst times of the bear market? Because everyone needed to come together for warmth. This consensus based on survival needs is a thousand times more solid than that based on speculative needs.
In the future, employment problems that the government may not be able to solve could be partially addressed by DAOs like YGG. It has created a digital labor market parallel to the real economy. In this market, there is no discrimination based on education, no nationality restrictions; as long as you have a wallet address and are willing to invest time and attention, you can earn a meager but guaranteed income. This is the most fundamental essence of YGG.
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