Back to collectionA Key Purchase Question the Contest Cannot Settle
The tower defense contest had just given Sentry Key holders another activity, but the forum discussion shifted to a more basic question: why should someone who did not yet own a key make that commitment now? Over the weekend, someone listed four reasons not to buy a key. The silence showed him that existing holders were discussing chances to participate, while prospective buyers were asking about cost and risk.
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The tower defense contest had just given Sentry Key holders another activity, but the forum discussion shifted to a more basic question: why should someone who did not yet own a key make that commitment now?
Over the weekend, someone listed four reasons not to buy a key. The last was that XAI had fallen 80% from its opening day. No one challenged the post. After reading it, the Night Watchman did not point to the contest prizes as a reason to reconsider. As a node operator, he knew a single event could not settle whether a long term commitment made sense.
The silence showed him that existing holders were discussing chances to participate, while prospective buyers were asking about cost and risk. They were answering different questions. He planned to explain why he personally kept his node running while making clear that this was his own choice; the person asking still had to decide whether to buy a key.