Recently, I've come across a bunch of high APYs from yield aggregators again, and they look pretty tempting, but my first reaction now isn't "how much can I earn," but rather "where exactly is this yield coming from, which contract is pulling it out, and who's backing it?" Some aggregators, to put it plainly, are just putting your money into other people's strategy contracts, then layering on lending or market-making. When the APY suddenly changes, you don't know if the pool lost money, the counterparty blew up, or the contract itself is acting up. Not to mention, these days everyone is complaining that validators/MEV are eating too much, and the ordering is unfair. It feels like the profits I worked hard to earn could be snatched away in an instant... My biggest fear isn't losing money, but losing control: if I can't tell where the money is or how I'm losing it, I just can't sleep. Anyway, my current approach is pretty simple: I’d rather have a lower APY and just quickly check the contract address, permissions, and upgradeability, then finish the task and move on—don’t get too attached.