These days, I keep seeing a bunch of testnet incentives and points expectations, and the group is guessing every day whether the mainnet will issue tokens.

I'm now giving myself a word: stop.
Stop, don't randomly authorize, stop and take a look at what the contract/permissions actually give, stop chasing those countdowns like "last day to push for interaction"...
Honestly, airdrops are inherently uncertain, the more anxious you are, the easier it is to get caught off guard.

My own approach is pretty simple: only use a small account + small amount of money, after interacting, turn off any extra permissions, avoid cross-chain if possible, and if I encounter tasks that require buying a bunch of strange tokens first, I just stop.
It's okay to go slow; steady compound interest is like yoga—getting the breathing rhythm right is more reliable than forcing movements.
That's it for now.