In this piece, I reflect on what it means to build meaningful public goods beyond onchain stats. No grants. No hype. Just passion and purpose. Here’s what I’ve created as a solo builder for Optimism — and why I believe RetroPGF still matters.

I’m a solo builder. No grants. No team. Just purpose.

My smart contracts don’t move millions. I don’t have high gas usage. No bridges. But what I’ve built is real — and meaningful.

Here’s what I’ve created as open public goods for Optimism:

• 📘 An illustrated book on RetroPGF • 🌍 Translated into 10 languages • 🃏 Multiple NFT collections • 📖 A meme comic • 🤖 A public bot (RetroGPT) • 🗳 A DAO with real proposals • 📺 YouTube content • 🎵 A hymn for Optimism

All free. All solo. All open.

The algorithm doesn’t track: → Education → Global access → Emotion & art → Motivation → DAO experiments

But I still believe Optimism is more than just metrics.

If you’re a badgeholder and this resonates —

your support means the world 🧡

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