I just saw someone ask me, "If you don't earn points, is it hopeless?"… I actually felt the same way before, but then I realized that the most expensive thing is time. Every day, I check in for badges, flipping back and forth, busy and worried about missing tasks. Honestly, it's similar to working overtime on a construction site, just with a bunch of little icons instead of a boss.

Recently, everyone has been talking about staking / token unlock calendars, and the anxiety about selling pressure is always on their lips. I don't want to tie myself down to an "identity" either: if I really participate, I’d pick two or three familiar pools and slowly put my funds there, so I don't let points control me. If I lose out, I can at least review and understand what I was doing. As for you saying "won't I miss out if I don't buy in"... I don't know either. Anyway, I'm going to sleep now; I have to go to work tomorrow.