I’m honestly meh about staking. I don’t really mind whether a token is stakable or not. There are always alternatives to passive income like dividends and the likes(Or the soul bound NFTS in this case). Not to mention that volatility itself gives you earnings in the traditional way.
Where I do get bothered about staking though is when the unstaking or powerdown period is painfully long. It robs you of opportunities to take quick profits in the heat of pumps, like you mentioned.