DEX payment mechanisms reveal an interesting market psychology paradox. The uncomfortable truth: paying for DEX liquidity doesn't move the needle—yet traders keep throwing money at it. Here's what actually happens: you fund it, then immediately watch the market sell off. There's no waiting buyer army. No unseen retail crowd stepping in to absorb your position. Everyone's exit strategy is the same. The math doesn't work. The psychology doesn't track either. Stop funding mechanisms that don't deliver real buying pressure. The market's already priced in the futility.