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These days, I keep seeing people in the group talk about the airdrop season again. The task platforms’ anti-bot measures are getting more and more detailed, and the points system makes “farming” feel as competitive as clocking in for work… I’ll admit I’m a little envious of people with more time, but anyway, it’s not something I can do—chasing every day.
By the way, here’s what I’m even more afraid of: when the oracle price feed lags by those few minutes, it’s really deadly. Once the market spikes, the on-chain price hasn’t caught up yet. You think your position is pretty safe, but then the next update jumps straight to the new price, and the liquidation line feels like someone suddenly shoved it right at your feet. In plain terms, it’s not that you misjudged the direction—it’s that you got the timing wrong.
Now I’d rather split my position into batches and keep some extra margin buffer. I’d rather use a bit less leverage than hand my life over to “the next price feed.” Positions are like tending flowers—don’t water too much at once… That’s all for now.