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Recently, earning testnet points feels a bit like running on a treadmill.
It was originally to practice the feel, but as I keep running, I start to hope "what if there's an airdrop"...
Once there's an expectation in mind, actions tend to become distorted.
My stop-loss is actually pretty simple: set a limit for myself—how much time I spend each day, how many times I sign, which new contracts I reach out to, and if I exceed it, I stop.
Even if the points look tempting, I first close the webpage to avoid "practicing" and accidentally draining my wallet.
These days, a bunch of AI Agents and automated trading tools are popping up again.
Honestly, anyone can tell a story, but safety is the most expensive cost.
Many interactions are basically bets on whether the other side's code is clean or not.
I'd rather earn a little less than wake up in the middle of the night to revoke permissions.
I trust data a little more, and the reason is simple:
Intuition especially deceives me when I'm caught up in FOMO, but data at least won't get me hyped up.
Let's leave it at that for now.