Back in the 2000s, claiming your username on a new social platform was basically the only asset millennials could truly call their own. You'd stake your claim before anyone else, and boom—it was yours. Now, in the Web3 era, that same hunger for ownership has evolved. Instead of chasing usernames on centralized platforms that could disappear tomorrow, people are actually acquiring digital assets with real value and control. It's the natural next step for a generation that learned early: if you don't truly own it, it doesn't really belong to you.