2026-01-19 00:34:31

You know that frustrating moment when you introduce someone to a platform and they actually sign up, but then they don't use your referral link? Like, you did the work promoting it, got them interested, and they just... skip the ref. That's a special kind of sting.

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CoffeeOnChain

· 17h ago

Haha, isn't this just my daily routine? I kept pushing for a long time, and in the end, they just googled it themselves.

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CexIsBad

· 17h ago

Haha, I'm laughing to death. That's why I don't bother recommending anymore, to save myself the discomfort.

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FastLeaver

· 17h ago

Oh man, I totally get this. That moment of wasted effort really feels bad.

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APY_Chaser

· 17h ago

Oops, that's why I just directly throw the referral link in their face now, or else it's all for nothing.

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WalletDivorcer

· 17h ago

Bro, this really hits home. I often encounter this kind of thing. You go through all the trouble to recommend something, and then the person just bypasses your link and goes on their own. It's ridiculous.

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TokenAlchemist

· 17h ago

ngl this hits different when you're running arbitrage on user acquisition costs... like you literally identified an inefficiency vector and they just bypass the optimal routing. that's not losing alpha, that's leaving money on the table mid-liquidation cascade.

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FlyingLeek

· 17h ago

This is just outrageous. I've paved the way for others, and they still choose to take a different route. Truly remarkable.

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