Recently, I’ve seen a bunch of people talking about sandwiches and arbitrage, making it sound like easy money… Listening to them, I feel a bit discouraged: you think you’ve spotted an “opportunity,” but often you’re just contributing fees and slippage to others. It’s not that there’s no profit on the chain, but you have to first admit that you’re probably at the lower end of the food chain, especially when you’re manually clicking a couple of times.

Airdrop season is even more obvious; task platforms are cracking down more and more on anti-witchcraft measures, and the points system makes the grab-and-go folks feel like clocking in at work. After a series of operations, the wallet looks pretty good, but the actual income isn’t much—what’s clear are the gas fees and the number of times you get caught.

Now I prefer: less chasing the hype, smaller positions, avoid market orders if you can set limits, and don’t rush in when liquidity is thin. Slow is slow, but at least it’s not daily pocket money for others. That’s all for now.