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    Yield Illusions Entry #0921

    Why the same gain looks bigger in the token than in dollars

    A gain counted in a plentiful, low-priced token shows a large token number, so the same dollar profit reads as bigger simply because the unit is smaller.

    Novice
    The hidden part #0921

    A cheap token turns small dollar gains into huge counts. The mind reads the number of units, not what each unit is worth.

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    Yield Illusions Entry #0902

    The reason a return paid in the same token is barely a return

    Earning more of the token you staked feels like yield, but if everyone is paid in the same token, the reward mostly dilutes the very thing it pays out.

    Adept
    The hidden part #0902

    Being paid in what you hold, from new supply, mostly moves the count. A reward everyone receives dilutes the reward.

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