Recently, a whole bunch of “social mining” and “points-based identity” stuff has been flooding the feed again. Put simply, it’s using badges as carrots—trading you for your time and attention. You think you’re stacking up for future airdrops, but they’re watching whether you can keep showing up, keep talking, keep turning into free content… In any case, I don’t really buy the idea that “trying to interact hard guarantees rewards.”

More annoying still, now even the slightest moves in ETF fund flows and shifts in U.S. stock risk appetite can be used to justify crypto price swings—then, right after that, they pour you another cup of “go do your tasks” motivational tea. Don’t get too carried away. Time is also your position—going all-in with time is harder to stop out on than going all-in with money.

I’ve got just one principle: if a task can be completed repeatedly with script-like automation, its value is probably going to get diluted. If you truly want to participate, set a limit, finish, and leave—don’t turn yourself into a KPI just to chase an identity. What about you?