SolidiFi ☀️

Ok, so a little bit of controversy after @HugoPhilion's meme post apparently. Obviously, I prefer serious financial products, and think @FlareNetworks is going to be home to a number of them that are relatively unique in this space. That said, currently the bulk of the Flare community is...kinda boring. Now, don't get me wrong, I completely understand the drive to focus on min/maxing yields, squeezing every last bp out of your existing funds, trusting in the power of compounding to catapult your responsible decision making and metered risk taking into generational wealth. But...it's boring. It's not fun to talk about. It's not fun to do. It's not fun to watch. Because those products are not supposed to be fun. They are supposed to be reliable, consistent, and boring. But reliable, consistent, and boring products do not make an enticing ecosystem and community. So while the spreadsheet obsessed part of my brain hates to do it, I make it a point to take a small part of my onchain income (be it from dex fees, delegation/staking rewards, incentives, stability pool fees, QPY Cloud rewards, etc) and throw it into things someone else built that I think are interesting. Even if I don't necessarily think I will see a return on those things. Because I'm not always right. Because the things I think are important are not always what will build a bigger community and more successful ecosystem. And, because I want to see more builders, not less, and building is hard when you have an idea, a plan, a drive, but no idea whether it will resonate with anyone else out there. So ya, I bought some $BUGO to be a part of whatever @BugoFLR ends up doing, because why wouldn't I want to be a part of that community. And I deposited some $FLR into @FlareBank, because I like the concept and I want to be part of that community too. And I bought some $FCAT from @thedefimontana's new product, because it seems like it could be a fun thing to mess with and I want to be part of that community too. And I minted NFTs from @block_bonez and @_DigitalDynamix because @CommunityFlare rocks any why the hell wouldn't I want to support him building here and be a part of his communities. I try to at least test everything @flareforward puts out, because currently I don't think there is a more dedicated small group of builders/community members on the network and why wouldn't I want to be a part of their community. And I minted sFLR from @SceptreLS because they were the first to unlock LSTs on Flare and make staking a simple process and why wouldn't I want to be a part of their community. And I trade perps and supply liquidity for perps on @SparkDexAI because they were the first to bring perps to Flare and have done a lot to mainstream defi activity on the network and why wouldn't I want to be a part of their community. And I lend and borrow with @Kinetic_Markets because they created the home for the initial explosion of liquidity on Flare and why wouldn't I want to be a part of their community. And I stake a chunk of my $FXRP with @Firelightfi because what they are building has a ton of potential in this space, and why wouldn't I want to be a part of their community. And there are countless other things I have tried out, bought, supported, gained from, lost on, etc. Some of them are serious, some are not, and some are in between. Because the @FlareNetworks isn't just a serious community, with serious people and serious ideas. It's also a community for experimenting, having fun, shit talking, meme-ing, winning, losing, dreaming, learning and growing. So anyway... tl:dr It's ok to have some fun. Not everything has to be serious. Give yourself a play budget. Be a part of the whole community, not just the part you currently land in.