Yesterday, I came across someone again posting “interacting for a week and happily getting air drops,” and I can really empathize. Now, doing an airdrop is basically about striking a balance between “not getting rug-pulled” and “not being too FOMO”: I usually ask myself two questions first—if this project didn’t give me an airdrop, would I still be willing to use it? Could I accept the cost as tuition? If I’m not satisfied, I just let it go for now, so I don’t end up with a wallet full of permissions and being taught a lesson by fake volume farmers on the counterparty side.

Also, don’t put everything into your interaction; do it in parts—small amounts, a few transactions, across a few chains/several protocols—and just leave behind traces you can review later. Clean up signature permissions on a deadline; if you can avoid unlimited authorization, don’t do it—keeps things hassle-free. Lately, people have been talking about rate-cut expectations, the U.S. Dollar Index, and risk assets going crazy together… in times like this, it’s even easier to get swept up. So I simply separate the “interaction budget” from the “trading budget,” so when emotions run hot, the two don’t get mixed together. After all, an airdrop isn’t a salary—don’t expect it to save your life; it’ll be much easier to stay calm.