This guy. I may come and go in web3, but he always welcomes me when I pop back in to see what’s going on with my @NoncoDucks family. He and that family are what always bring me back. I am and always will be a duck.
Around 6 years ago, I started my journey in Web3.
Over that time, I’ve watched countless projects rise, struggle, and eventually disappear. In most cases, it wasn’t because the founders were malicious or lazy. It was because they reached a point where they simply couldn’t keep carrying the weight of a failed project any longer.
The founders who are still here, still fighting, are rarely doing it for financial reasons. They do it because they genuinely care about what they built, but more importantly, because they care about the people who believed in it.
After enough years in this space, community members stop feeling like holders and start feeling like friends.
What most people never see is what happens behind the scenes of “not giving up.”
The endless server bills.
The countless unpaid hours.
The constant pressure.
The responsibility of knowing that your energy, your determination, and your willingness to keep going are often the only things keeping hope alive for the people who trusted your vision.
I'm not saying Web3 isn't filled with bad actors. It is.
There are people who will always prioritize personal gain over their communities, quick profits over long term value, and extraction over creation.
But there is also another side of Web3.
A group of builders, founders, artists, moderators, and contributors who give far more than they ever receive. People who pour years of their lives into projects that may never become successful, yet continue showing up every single day.
They may not get the recognition they deserve.
They may never get the outcome they hoped for.
But they deserve respect.
To all of you still building, still caring, and still showing up when it would be easier to walk away:
Thank you.
Web3 survives because of people like you.
Duck Club eggs just leveled up. ⚔️
They now show your warrior’s Attack / Defense / Speed / HP.
Refresh your metadata and tell me…
what stats did you hatch?
Another warrior just leaked from the Duck Club eggs…
Built like a unit.
Ski goggles on. Beanie tight.
DUCKS jersey.
This one isn’t here for lore.
He’s here to throw hands.
Are you ready for what is coming to @NoncoDucks because I’m ready & will need sponsors for my 🦆Fighter🦆.
More info check it out here 🫡
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@SmokeyDuck2@NoncoDucks Grandpa Rage has been through these battles many times before. His internal FIRE fuels him to victory every time. He is a grizzled old veteran. He’s ready for anything and will come out on top.
Duck Club egg holders
Want to know which environment your Duck belongs to?
Refresh your metadata now.
Some of you are about to realize you’re not where you thought you were… 🔥
Tell me what environment you got in the comments.