i think this is a midwit take tbh
one person a long time ago said there's no such thing as bad publicity, but there is, especially in relation to financial markets
being talked about and in the conversation does not equate to a monetary or user gain, you can still damage brand perception and disincentivise users
don't believe me? ask polygon how they're doing after every solana user was posting about them last cycle
there is no free marketing in a world where everything is so tribal, you just make your current user base more loyal and unite the opposition against your failings, forever holding past negative press over you
@notcelon@drews888 every post about it is free marketing, who cares who's the better trader in 7d on a 1k portfolio, it's meaningless
but they got everyone talking about it