These days, I was pulled into social mining points again, basically trading time for badges. By the end, I couldn’t tell if I was “participating in governance” or just doing check-in tasks… What’s more embarrassing is that many protocol updates/security announcements clearly state: once identity and points are linked to permissions or airdrops, someone will try to exploit it, and in the end, everyone is forced to compete.

Recently, the controversy over staking and shared security “compound yields” also seems similar: it looks great with layers of added benefits, but when problems arise, the issues cascade down. Anyway, my current approach is very simple: first read through the patches and risk clauses, then decide whether to click that “bind identity” button. The badges look nice, but don’t drain your attention… That’s all for today.