Forget the leaderboard, go back to basics: why I still bet on Sapien

When you stare at the scoreboard, the ball is already lost.

Two weeks ago, I was still proud of being in the top 10 of Sapien's daily Snaps leaderboard: just a tap of the finger, and I held steady. Until the official progress bar jumped from 30% to 50%, my ranking dropped off the list.

It was at that moment I realized: the true alpha is always hidden in the "game mechanics," not in the "game scores."

So I closed the ranking page and re-examined the project itself, and the conclusion is only one sentence - the fundamentals of Sapien are more attractive than any short-term points.

1. Treat users as "people" rather than "accounts".

The on-chain data of Sapien resembles a quiet yet stubborn upward straight line:
🔵Active addresses increased from 30,000 to 1,000,000, with no steep decline;
🔵The average task per person is 9.8 times, while traditional crowdsourcing is only 2-3 times.
This indicates two things: the project does not treat users as mere volume machines; users have indeed found reasons to stay—tasks are interesting, settlements are immediate, and reputation is reusable.

2. Treat demand as a "business" rather than a "gimmick".

In the publicly disclosed partners of Sapien, there are Toyota's in-car voice system, Alibaba's multilingual customer service, Midjourney's prompts, and UNDP's disaster messaging.
A single chain that simultaneously supports both B2B and B2G demands means that the task pool will always have new input, unlike many "single scenario" projects that dry up once the hype fades. The ZK-QA module also allows enterprises to save on audit fees, and the quality marking can be publicly verified, thus setting the flywheel in motion: demand → tasks → supply → more demand.

3. Treat airdrops as a "by-product" rather than a "final destination".

Progress bar 50% hints that TGE may occur from the end of July to the beginning of August, but the official has never promised "points = airdrop."

🔵The real way to play is:
1. Use your reputation NFT to take on higher-priced expert-level tasks;
2. Transfer data labeling skills to the upcoming medical and environmental tracks;
3. After the mainnet goes live, rent your on-chain "work history" to third parties that need to train models - this is much more sustainable than a one-time airdrop.

🔵What to focus on next?
• Whether the number of active addresses continues to rise linearly;
• Can the average task volume maintain the critical line of 8 times?
• Enterprise Renewal Rate (Next Quarter Financial Report).
As long as these three curves continue, the ranking doesn't matter at all - you are on a real growth curve.

If you want to get on board, don't ask "How many points can I earn today?" First, ask yourself, "Am I willing to leave a work history in Sapien's reputation system that can be paid for and accessed by AI companies?"

The entrance is still the same:

Finally, saying that rankings don't matter is a lie😭😭😭
It's Saturday night, let's keep rolling~