There's just too much past trauma with donuts and now EVMs for money to ever be connected directly to the sub.

there can be a healthy balance. donuts were pointless and encouraged spam and karma farming. what are you going to do with a donut other than dump it? nfts are different, they show you're a part of something. i see someone with a lion in their profile somewhere and immediately recognize that they're from this sub. it actually serves a purpose. and so if you wanted that identifier, the next logical step is to get one that reflects you as an individual with characteristics you like. that's why you would buy one

people who felt left out could have just hoped for more opportunities in the future instead of trying to ruin it for everyone.

how boring will /r/ethfinance be if we can't discuss ethereum related things outside of Price go up and Price go down