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Recently, I see everyone grinding testnet points as if clocking in at work. I also play, but my mindset is quite different: when it's still "practice," I spend some gas/time as tuition; once you default in your mind that "this round must give me an airdrop," expectations rise, and people start adding positions—changing devices, running scripts, hopping across chains—ultimately, the hardest part to cut losses on isn't the money, but the unwillingness to accept it.
My current rule for cutting losses is one sentence: if this thing no longer gives me a "signal" (for example, interactions become mechanical, on-chain actions are just to hit numbers, or I lose interest because the experience hasn't improved), then stop, even if everyone in the group is still competing. Anyway, attention shifts too quickly—today Meme, tomorrow a celebrity shouting a couple of words—and it's easiest to push newcomers to take the final step... I’d rather miss out than turn the testnet into an emotional rollercoaster. That’s all for now.