Airdrops are evolving. And i'm not even mentioning those not-coin tapping games which seem to be the hit of the year.
The mechanics of the airdrops is evolving as well.
Let me give you a life example.
At the moment I am participating in the Prom Testnet Campaign. Basically it's just the usual testnet activity with claiming test $PROM from the faucet, then spending it, making many transactions and minting NFTs. The ordinary testnet tasks as we all know them.
But check out the twist - the one million $PROM reward pool that will be allocated to leaders of the campaign will not be for external use.
This means you won't be able to sell them or even transfer them.
Whats the point then? Along with chunk of tokens, the leaders will receive the governance role of Delegates. And they will be able to use their tokens (and accrue tokens from fellow members) for voting purposes. And through voting they will be getting the share of the network revenues (30% distributed to all Delegates)
So what it means for a fellow user?
First of all the $PROM tokens airdrop will not be dumped on the market crashing the price. So those who want to invest some funds into the token can do so safely.
Secondly, instead of a single cashout the project requires long term commitment and allows monthly income. How big or small that income will be remains to be seen, but the idea itself is simply fascinating. All in all it feels like a true 21 century airdrop.
Whether we want it or not, airdrops are evolving. So you gotta pay attention to the details to not miss out the differences between them.