A clock alarm app's business model has attracted attention — users must solve a puzzle to turn off the alarm, and if they fail, $5 will be deducted. The seemingly simple design achieves remarkable business performance through behavioral incentives and economic constraints, with monthly revenue reaching $500,000. This case reflects the core idea of incentive mechanism design in the Web3 era: directly linking user behavior with economic benefits, which can both enhance user engagement and create a sustainable revenue model. Similar penalty mechanisms frequently appear in DeFi and on-chain applications, leveraging economic principles to drive user participation. From a product perspective, this integration of gamification, financial incentives, and psychology is becoming the standard approach for new-generation applications to acquire and retain users.

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UncleLiquidationvip
· 12-26 23:51
ngl this is the perfect exploitation of human nature, I love it. Earning 500,000 a month is truly unbeatable.
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WealthCoffeevip
· 12-26 23:51
Haha, a 5-dollar deduction for failure. How ruthless must one be to keep playing? But on the other hand, a monthly income of 500,000 is truly incredible. Web3 is like this, packaging human weaknesses into products and selling them to you.
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StealthDeployervip
· 12-26 23:51
This is outrageous. Getting deducted money before even waking up in the morning? I'd rather keep lying in bed haha
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rugdoc.ethvip
· 12-26 23:47
I have to say, this business model is really ruthless. Failures deduct five knives? It directly hits human weakness, so earning 500,000 per month is not surprising at all. However, this trick has been all over the chain for a long time, just changing the skin and doing it again...
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CryptoPunstervip
· 12-26 23:25
Oh my, this is the legendary "Wake-up Tax." The five dollars of happiness in the morning turn into five dollars of regret in the evening.
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