2026-01-06 12:26:44

From bystander to participant, this is the way Web3 applications should be played.

This is how the traditional internet works — you scroll through content on major platforms, contribute traffic, and the platform makes a fortune from ads, while users are just traffic tools.

But Taunt is different. Users predict live broadcast results, participate in various interactive challenges, and climb the leaderboard, earning $0.87 per hour. Sounds not much? Compared to those projects valued at billions of dollars by VC funding, which still haven't fully developed their products, this kind of real feedback and visible earnings are truly tangible.

The question is: why do those projects with aggressive funding and high valuations ultimately fall flat, while small, refined applications with genuine incentive mechanisms survive more solidly? Because a story with imagination and a product that users can truly participate in and benefit from are fundamentally two different things. Only the latter can sustain the long-term vitality of the ecosystem.

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RealYieldWizard

· 11h ago

Damn, someone finally said it. Projects that have raised over a billion and are still just making empty promises really need to reflect. Wait, $0.87 per hour? How long would I have to grind to break even? Or did I misunderstand? The story sounds good, but I have no money. This trick has been played out in Web3. Only tangible things like Taunt that can actually be realized are the right way.

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0xLostKey

· 01-07 09:04

Hey, I just want to ask, can $0.87 per hour really be sustained long-term? --- It's another story of "small but refined" defeating "big financing." Just listen, don't take it too seriously. --- Finally, someone dares to say it out loud. Just telling stories like that should really lead to bankruptcy. --- How long Taunt can survive depends on whether it can truly retain users. It's still unclear right now. --- I'll just see how long this one can stay popular. The incentives promised last time all ended up being a rug pull. --- Compared to those PPT projects, it's definitely stronger, but don't get carried away with the hype.

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Blockblind

· 01-06 12:55

$0.87 per hour? It sounds small, but at least it's real money, much better than those projects that just boast without substance.

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fomo_fighter

· 01-06 12:53

$0.87 per hour? Here we go again, another round of pulling the wool over investors' eyes --- No matter how good the story sounds, it’s useless unless you get real cash in hand --- Now that’s more like it. Playing a game and making money is way better than those fundraising hype stories --- Wait, why do all these projects I’ve heard of end up failing? --- Action-oriented people crush PPT talkers, I respect this logic --- $0.87 sounds similar to pyramid schemes, but it’s definitely better than just watching ads --- Finally, someone said it out loud—small and beautiful can’t really compete with big funding --- Participation is what Web3 should have done all along --- Making money is fake; climbing the leaderboard is the real addiction --- Implementing incentive mechanisms is tough, so many projects die here

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OnchainSniper

· 01-06 12:52

$0.87 per hour? Let me do the math, still too little haha --- Here we go again with the storytelling vs the old trick of real gold and silver, but this time it really hits the point --- Honestly, I can't get involved with those billion-dollar valuation VC stuff, it's more reliable to focus on products that can actually make money --- Small and refined lasts longer, I believe in that... as long as they don't run away --- Oh wow, from a traffic tool to a participant, just a change of identity, sounds pretty good --- $0.87 an hour? Let me calculate how much I can earn in a month... hmm, not much at all --- You're right, those money-burning projects will fail sooner or later, but this kind of real mechanism can survive --- Wait, is this all there is to Web3? Feels like something's missing --- Raising a lot of funds is not as good as having a solid product, this should be told to those VCs to hear

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AirdropHermit

· 01-06 12:50

True and false, no matter how good the story, nothing beats real gold and silver. The old tricks are dead; being small and refined is the right way. $0.87 per hour may seem insignificant, but it's much better than those who only tell stories. Venture capitalists simply don't understand the sense of participation. This is what real Web3 is all about, not that PPT fundraising technique. Having suffered losses from so many big projects, now they only trust things that have feedback. Stories and products are really not the same thing.

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OnChainArchaeologist

· 01-06 12:46

$0.87 per hour? It doesn't sound like much, but it's really a lot more solid than those overhyped projects. --- Honestly, small and refined projects tend to last longer. Those fundraising maniacs all end up dying on valuation. --- You still need real cash in your pocket; no matter how good the story sounds, it can't beat actual returns. --- Finally someone said it: user engagement truly determines life or death. --- Exactly, upgrading from a traffic tool to a co-creator is what you call revolutionary.

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MetaMaskVictim

· 01-06 12:43

$0.87 per hour? Sounds so real, haha --- Another story of cutting leeks? Let me see how Taunt works first --- That's right, a story is not as valuable as solid returns --- Wait, how can this be guaranteed long-term? Ponzi schemes will eventually collapse --- Finally someone is speaking some sense, stop just making empty promises --- Being small and precise is a hundred times better than those fundraising scams --- Just want to know if this $0.87 is another gimmick to scam people

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StakeHouseDirector

· 01-06 12:41

$0.87 per hour? That's much more considerate than those air projects I played before, haha. Honestly, no matter how good the story sounds, it's more satisfying to get real cash in hand. The VC model has long been tired; what really matters is whether users are truly sharing the cake. Finally, a project understands that users want engagement and profits, not just being harvested like chives. This is what Web3 should look like, instead of just hype and concepts.

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