My deepest takeaway from the past 24 hours:
Victory should be sweet, but it isn't.
The past 24 hours on the X platform have been incredibly difficult. I usually wake up an hour early just to check notifications—likes, comments, replies to messages—making sure everyone feels my attention. This connection is crucial to me and one of the most fulfilling parts of my day. Through these interactions, I can teach others, and more importantly, I can learn from them.
But as the old saying goes: good deeds don't always pay off.
Now my notification bar is flooded with all sorts of requests—people asking me to help them solve problems, or worse, "Why don't I have free money?"
If I only cared about myself, I wouldn't have donated all my money—especially after the huge losses last month. But I can't possibly handle everyone's problems. A day simply isn't enough. With so much "interactive marketing" flooding this space, when all the actions aren't done on-chain, it's almost impossible to distinguish between real and fake.
For the past few days, I've been reflecting on how all of this happened. Ironically, this story didn't go viral when I was deliberately seeking fame, but rather it suddenly became popular without any intention of pursuing it.
That's when it dawned on me: authenticity.
People can distinguish between performance and truth. You can't fake authenticity, nor can you establish genuine connections through algorithms. When I stopped trying to create influence and instead expressed myself honestly, without any calls to action or self-interest, the world responded.
That's the revelation I received.
Authenticity isn't about pursuing perfection, but about being honest and straightforward. It's not about controlling public opinion, but about letting the truth flow naturally.
I've always believed that transparency is power. But for a moment, I forgot that authenticity is the engine that drives everything.
This story had to be told. I don't regret telling it. But I hope that one day it will simply become a footnote—and the focus will shift back to building and teaching.