Lately, doing testnet staking has been a bit strange, originally just for practice, but it seems like everyone is increasingly acting as if they're waiting for a "future airdrop salary."

My current stop-loss setup is pretty simple: once I notice the bridge/pool depth starting to thin out, the same batch of addresses moving back and forth, or slippage suddenly becoming outrageous, I consider the practice over and just stop.
Honestly, when you're overly optimistic, it's easy to increase your position size and attention span, which ultimately turns into data for others.
The incentives for new L1/L2 projects to boost TVL are the same; veteran users complain that "mining, claiming, selling" isn't without reason...
If you really want to keep stacking, at least fix your costs: set a maximum gas fee, limit how many days you'll run, and if you fail a few times, just withdraw.
Don’t treat "there might be" as "definitely will be."
I'm prioritizing safety first—better to earn less than get caught by liquidity backlash.