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These days, I see everyone talking about farming points on testnets again, and in the group, people are guessing every day whether the mainnet will launch tokens. When the hype rises, I instinctively want to take my temperature... Just a reminder to myself: AMM curves are not wishing wells, and market making isn't just throwing tokens in and lying back to collect rent. When prices drift off, impermanent loss is like ice cream melting in your hand—sticky and messy. Even if you don’t look at it, it’s still happening.
My habit of avoiding impulsive orders/adding to positions is pretty old-fashioned: I first check the funding rate and sentiment indicators, then force myself to leave the trading interface to get a glass of water. If I still want to trade when I come back, I’ll consider it then. Most of the time, just three minutes of calmness reveals that I’m not really trying to make money, I’m afraid of missing out. Anyway, I’ll stick to this for now—avoid becoming a “victim” of liquidity and keep my mood steadier.