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Lately, I've been a bit obsessed with earning testnet points, even though I said it was just "practice."
My hand slips, and I start thinking in terms of "expectations," and then I become very particular: I get upset if I spend too much gas, and I suspect being fed a price difference if I take a detour.
Honestly, the only way to stop losses is: I set a limit for each testnet—no more than 30 minutes of tinkering per day / no more than N interactions, and if I go over, I just close the page and don’t argue with myself.
Once points turn into KPIs, it’s easy to let emotions take over.
By the way, looking at social mining and fan token schemes where "attention is mining," I have some doubts…
Attention is indeed valuable, but what’s valuable is the platform and project teams’, not necessarily mine.
Anyway, I see complexity as an enemy: if I can do it in one way, I won’t take three.
That’s it for now.