Lately, “social mining/points/badges” have been flooding everywhere again, and it really feels like people aren’t playing with products—they’re being played by products…

To put it bluntly, points are just turning your time into liquidity: they limit/lock you down first, and only then talk about value.
NFTs are the same too. You can occasionally snag a bargain near the floor price, but I’d rather pick up something cheap—I don’t want to drain my everyday life just for an identity badge.
Especially now, public opinion is tying ETF capital flows and U.S. stocks’ risk appetite to the ups and downs of the crypto market, and once the mood heats up, it’s even easier to get carried away chasing tasks.
(And don’t ask me whether badges can be exchanged for a house—get your sleep first.)
Anyway, I’ve got one rule now: if something can be solved with money, don’t risk your life for it; if you can avoid going all-in, then don’t go all-in.