Guys… lately I’ve been seeing some spicy sarcastic posts about being a “2021 OG Ape” after
@mfigge mentioned benefits and priorities for long-time holders getting that limited edition cigar box 🥃📦😂
Now, I’m not some Web3 professor with laser eyes and 47 wallets… but I did run a pretty large organization back in the day and now run my own company, so let me give you a real-life perspective most people won’t mention 👀
In business, I’m actually almost NEVER worried about my OG employees leaving. I appreciate them, reward them, and trust them… but my real retention concern is usually the newer talent 🧠⚡
Why? Because the new blood brings:
• fresh ideas 💡
• new energy ⚡
• different connections 🤝
• different mindset 🔥
Meanwhile the OGs are usually chillin’, comfortable, and not rage quitting over a free lunch coupon 😂
Of course OG employees often get better perks, bonuses, packages, and priority treatment — kinda like the cigar box thing 🥃📦 — because loyalty matters. But there’s also a fine line between rewarding loyalty and accidentally making newer people feel like they joined the party after all the pizza was gone 🍕😭
And honestly… from a psychological perspective, Web3 communities aren’t THAT different.
Yes, newer holders weren’t here 5 years ago. True.
But also… newer holders didn’t mint a BAYC for peanuts and watch it do a casual 100 ETH moon mission either 🚀🐒💰
Some OGs are sitting on life-changing profits since mint while some newer holders are holding stronger through losses than OGs ever had to 😅
So maybe being “OG” shouldn’t automatically come with a superiority complex or acting like newer holders are tourists at the club 🤷♂️
At the end of the day, both OGs and new holders matter. One built the culture… the other keeps it alive 🫡🔥
Bored Ape Yacht Club 🫶🏻