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Liquidity dries up, and you really shouldn't keep thinking about "picking up bargains." I used to think I could buy at the floor price during the most panic-stricken moment, but in the end, no one accepted my orders after half a day, and trying to cancel just caused a bunch of slippage and fees... Honestly, it's about surviving first and then talking about bottom-fishing: keep your position smaller, don't leverage recklessly, and if you can avoid staking, do so. The returns look tempting, but once you lock your funds, it becomes very uncomfortable. Recently, cross-chain bridges have had issues, and oracles are giving weird quotes. I'm now more and more in the mindset of "waiting for confirmation," even if it takes a bit longer—at least that way, you won't send yourself into a black swan event. That's it for now, time to listen to some music.