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I'm feeling pretty relaxed about airdrops now: if I can get them, I take them; if I can't, I won't turn myself into a "on-chain worker." Seeing new L1/L2 projects start to throw out incentives to attract TVL, I can really empathize with old users complaining about "mining, selling, and dumping." Honestly, many models are just treating you as data to fill their pools first.
My own approach is more conservative: I only interact with features I plan to use long-term, stop if transaction fees get too high, and don't push hard just to increase transaction counts; try not to put all assets into the same contract, diversify when possible, revoke permissions after use to avoid being rug-pulled again and ruining my mood. FOMO isn't completely absent, but I’d rather miss out on "potential big gains" than risk exposing myself to ridiculous risks just for an uncertain airdrop... That's how I see it for now.