I used to love saying "I only look on the chain," thinking that candlestick charts were too noisy and that the blockchain was the real truth.

Later, I was proven wrong several times: for the same transfer, viewing it with different RPCs could show a time difference;
some indexers update slowly, so the page still looks like nothing happened, but the group chat is already shouting "funds have moved."
To put it simply, what you see on the "chain" is often curated by others for you, and it can also be delayed.

Airdrop season is even more obvious: task platforms counteract anti-witching, and after refreshing points, everyone competes like clocking in at work.
I can't help but keep an eye on the data.
But the more I watch, the more I realize: delay + caching + node congestion can amplify emotions into misjudgments.
Now I treat it like a greenhouse: if it gets hot, I open the window to let in some air;
when I see an "abnormality," I check multiple entry points before jumping to conclusions—being a little slow is better than rushing blindly.