Lately I've been back to interacting with airdrops, but honestly I'm more afraid of getting rekt now: a wallet with a bunch of approvals, a lot of gas spent, and in the end, my name isn't on the list.

Then I set a simple rule for myself: only engage with protocols I understand and am willing to hold long-term, stop once I've done enough interactions, and don't force "task completion" — don't turn yourself into a data farm.
The "compound yield" hype around staking/sharing security is pretty loud, and I was tempted too, but thinking about how many layers of nested contracts could go wrong, I just try small positions; if I lose, it's just a ticket to ride volatility.
Anyway, don’t FOMO to the point of ignoring risk management, and don’t go naked with your main wallet just for airdrops.
Talk again next time.