The industry doesn't "ruthlessly attack" founders without cause; it reacts to the gap between marketing and reality. If the goal is institutional adoption, "thick skin" is a poor substitute for high-level execution. When you stop selling the "alpha" dream and start delivering REAL risk-adjusted returns (not BS emissions/points), the noise stops: as our users can attest. True builders don't need to be Mother Teresa; they just need to be solvent and synced with their users. As our long-term user sethdevil recently noted, the real shift happens when you move away from "trust me bro" and opaque systems into a "not black box" environment. There’s a massive difference between a founder asking for blind faith and one who builds a "real project which are few and far between in crypto." D2 Finance isn't just another yield farm; it’s a sophisticated, quant-driven machine delivering +198% returns since Dec 2023 with a 2.6 Sharpe ratio trading over 1B derivatives between @HyperliquidX , @DeriveXYZ ,.. In a world of smoke and mirrors, "tough skin" is for those with something to hide. Real value is verifiable and auditable by anyone on-chain. Hyperliquid

"Thick skin" is just the entry fee for selling hype: builders with real alpha don't need armor, they just need receipts @AzFlin 🫡

@AzFlin Receipts here: