Industrial airdrop farming - bad. Yet, rewarding early users is crucial. Often, these "airdrop farmers" are the ones risking their capital before the protocol is fully battle-tested. Many suffer losses in exploits or due to protocol bugs. Airdrop farmers are the ones joining Discord to provide feedback on UX/UI issues, enabling teams to improve for broader adoption when risks are lower. One might call airdrop farmers "highly paid Quality Assurance" professionals.(Ignas | DeFi)