Recently, I saw screenshots of high APYs from yield aggregators again, and I got itchy hands... But honestly, APY is just a storefront sign; what I really want to see now is how many contracts are behind it, how the money is transferred, who is backing it (or if no one is backing it at all). Especially those that claim to "auto-reinvest" for you—auto can also mean automatically funneling you into a pool you've never heard of, and if something goes wrong, you won't even know where the pot is.

These days, the community is still arguing about privacy coins/mixing and the boundaries of compliance, and I feel even more timid: on one hand, I want privacy, but on the other hand, I'm afraid of being "connected" and held accountable someday. Anyway, I don’t have the energy to fight lawsuits like small fish... So now I’ve set a habit for myself: when I see high yields, I pause for three minutes first, then casually open the contract, check permissions, toggle upgrades, and review fund flows. If I don’t understand it, I just assume it’s a gas-saving move to goof off. Staying alive long-term probably depends on this little habit.