Recently, earning testnet points has gotten a little out of hand. I originally wanted to treat it as practice, but once I saw that during the airdrop season everyone was grinding on task platforms and doing all kinds of anti-botting (“anti–Sybil”/anti-fraud), my mindset turned into: “Do I also have to check in every day”… In plain terms, once the expectations started, my hand just wouldn’t stop. I couldn’t really figure out Gas, small transaction fees, or the time cost.

Later, I realized I need to set a stop-loss for myself: for each project, I’ll cap how much time I can spend and how many interactions I’ll do—once I go over, I stop right away. And I only do the steps where I can clearly explain the risks. If I can’t make sense of signing/authorization, I skip it. Even if the points are tempting, don’t force it. After all, I’d rather miss out now than train myself into a real “bagholder/whale victim” just for a “possible airdrop.” That’s it for now.