This is food for thought 👇🏻
What if most project failures weren't bad ideas, but just bad timing?

In 2018, Decentraland launched metaverse land sales.
Infrastructure was clunky, and VR adoption was minimal.

The concept was bold.
The market wasn't ready.

Now compare that to Friend(.)tech (2023).
Tokenized social influence wasn't new, but it hit during peak interest in creator economies and digital ownership.

Timing boosted its early success.
Market readiness shapes outcomes more than innovation.

Some factors are 👇🏻
❓Infra Lag:
AI tokens in 2019 lacked scalable models. Now they're thriving with better tools.

❓Consumer Behavior:
Social tokens struggled pre-DeFi summer, but Lens Protocol adapted once primitives matured.

❓Narrative Fit:
Play-to-earn spiked in 2021 but collapsed when token utility outpaced game quality.

We cannot confuse execution flaws with market mismatch.
The right idea at the wrong time is not failure but a really good lesson.