So on the topic of NFT projects doing free mint: most of you forget that, unlike defi/gaming/ai/consumer projects, NFT projects don't raise from VCs so all the expenses are out-of-pocket e.g. some hire ppl they need to pay some of these projects have been building for monthsss. the chain isn't ready so they have to wait. yet some people are still asking for them to make their NFTs free ?? so in other words: - you want them to wait for the chain to launch even if it's 2030 to prove their loyalty, so they can't launch on another chain - they can't raise so the founders are bootstrapping - they've been building for months, some more than a year (resources spent) - and you still demand they do a free mint when mainnet comes ok boss now don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about obvious scammy NFT projects that just appear & want to mint on another chain bc they want quick $$ (avoid these ones) I'm talking about those solid ones that have been building for a long time p.s: it's cool if the team wants to do a free mint it's totally reasonable to want them to wait till mainnet launch but wanting them to do a 0$ mint bc *checks note* the chain is "community first" is just another level of <idek how to describe it> ofc I'm open to counter-views Why would you want an NFT project that has spent reasonable amount of resources & onboarded a lot of ppl from outside the bubble to do a free mint, esp if it's not a mid collection?