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Lately I couldn't help but revisit the airdrop interactions and all that stuff, and my mindset is quite subtle: at first, I followed a few "task-oriented" channels, which made me itchy to click, feeling like I’d be missing out if I didn't do it; after two days, I realized I was basically feeding data to others, spending gas, and my wallet kept growing... Basically, I was afraid of being exploited or missing opportunities. Later, I unfollowed one of them directly to keep the world simpler and make rules easier to follow: just use a small account, small amounts, fixed budget, stop when it exceeds, and don’t chase the "next step." Meanwhile, I saw the community arguing again about whether privacy coins/mixing counts as crossing the line, which made me even more firm—I'd rather take less than risk pushing myself into a gray area. That lesson from zeroing out taught me one thing: survive first, then talk about airdrops.