Indeed. Or, as the OP says: > This is not really that rare online, where basically all discourse is subconsciously understood to be people taking speculative p

Indeed. Or, as the OP says: > This is not really that rare online, where basically all discourse is subconsciously understood to be people taking speculative positions on various topics (called "takes") against the value of their online brand, but it's particularly acute in the web3 world, where every project and community is blockchain-based, and all of your beliefs can be and usually are securitized into crypto tokens that can rise and fall in value And also, as I agree with the OP, about blockchain and about our world in general right now: > But my feeling is also: Why do I have to bet at all?! Why am I in this awful, ugly, unfun casino in the first place?? Is there a way out of the casino?? And if not, can I at least just get slowly tanked on free booze and annoy people with a reminder that the house always wins?