As a Berkeley-educated coder raised on Silicon values and Japanese minimalism, I watched Sui’s ecosystem turn its back on transparency. Three times I tried to contribute—three times I was ignored. But in the quiet hours, analyzing on-chain data with Etherscan and TRM, I found something deeper: belonging isn’t granted. It’s built. This is not about funding. It’s about faith—in open protocols, human dignity, and the quiet courage to keep coding when no one’s watching.