Yesterday, the hottest topic in the @solana community wasn't the price, but @MadLads's Rickroll move: he said "no Backpack airdrop," then spelled out "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP," and finally added "Snapshot taken." Those who understood it laughed, those who didn't cursed; the timeline was driven by emotions. But in the context of @Backpack, it's more like "internal cultural jokes being amplified." The community's uproar actually illustrates one thing: everyone's expectations for the Backpack ecosystem are so high that they're over-interpreting every word and every code. The problem is, after seeing so many white papers and roadmaps, it's become tiresome; seasoned users now crave tangible results like "how well it works." And Backpack, in particular, has been using its products to deliver on those expectations recently. From my own experience, what struck me most wasn't any grand narrative, but rather these subtle upgrades: internal transfers between main and sub-accounts are almost instantaneous, eliminating the anxiety of a few seconds of UI refresh and waiting for confirmation—a real lifesaver when you're racing against time; swaps/bridges on Solana are practically free (only network gas is charged), and combined with the native asset transfer experience within the Backpack, you can claim assets, exchange them, and continue using them immediately without having to jump around and authorize a bunch of things; plus the "small but beautiful" refinements like Team Workspaces, P2P handles, and one-click achievement unlocks, daily operational efficiency has clearly taken a leap forward. This kind of continuous iteration is more effective at retaining users than any slogan like "We're about to do something big." Precisely because the product is moving towards becoming a "long-lasting system," what everyone should focus on next isn't a meme-like emotional fluctuation, but rather the underlying preparations before TGE: what must be implemented first, which mechanisms must ensure fairness, and which milestones will be reached before moving to the next step. Backpack's recent signals are clear: they're not focusing on generating hype through marketing, but rather on completing key steps in sequence: Sybil detection, points redistribution and redistribution, and production testing of Vault. Therefore, I will now outline the schedule for the last week of S4, the timeline before TGE, and the tasks that need to be completed. Airdrops are a surprise, but a running system is the key to long-term success. The next post will clarify the details to help everyone determine what to do and what to monitor next.

I've come to learn from this experience.

Get well soon, I'm looking forward to your new work.

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