In the end, someone has to pay for your gains

Protocol launches at very low fdv? - Founders are giving up the profits to the “community”

Generous airdrop program? - god bless exit liquidity providers

Points program running for 1y+? - gg, you’ve been farmed

Launching new token and abandoning an old one? - thx for playing bag holders

Etc etc

There is no model that will make everyone rich, there are just less or more predatory models