I'm curious as to why attracting simple, basic, consumption (which is something literally everyone on the internet does, on their own time, for free, yet they're dishing out a lot of money at times, while their online footprint is traced, tracked, logged, then exploited) is converted into:

"Stake it, and spend a lot of time curating, or else you'll lose money!"

Then shunned. In an attention economy. Where people for many years have complained their work is not viewed, they lack support, comment sections are quiet, and so on (very valid concerns). But people want more:

more profitable dApps and Communities.

That on their own don't stand a chance of being successful without, people. Sure one can pump all kinds of money into it... but then what?

I'm just curious. There must be some reason. I'd like to know what I'm missing.