My current conclusion is pretty cowardly: when hot topics come up, don’t rush to “maximize participation,” if you can avoid chasing, just leave a watchlist at most. Honestly, the attention economy is just making you keep switching screens, keep itching your hands, and then paying tuition fees at the most congested and expensive times… I’m someone who’s allergic to Gas fees, I really can’t handle it.

Later, I set a simple method for myself: when I see the whole internet arguing (like recently with the NFT royalty system, where creators want income, secondary markets need liquidity, and in the end, the busiest ones are still users paying transaction fees), I first ask myself three questions: How much time will I spend? How much on-chain cost will I pay? Can I exit smoothly? If I still want to go after these questions, I try a small amount first. If I can walk away, I walk away; if not, I take it as a lesson learned. Anyway, I’d rather miss out than be repeatedly cut.