Testnet points, they say it’s for practice—but the more I do it, the more it turns into, “I should be able to get an airdrop.” Once my mindset shifts, my time and attention start to keep adding on, endlessly. My stop-loss is pretty basic: set an upper limit for myself—like spending at most a few hours per week, and messing with at most a few accounts. If I go beyond that, I just treat it as if I’m not part of this project anymore and stop right away. Otherwise, you’ll find yourself running around chasing all kinds of tasks—then when on-chain confirmations get stuck, anxiety kicks in. It’s not much different from having real positions wiped out.

I also see Layer 2 on a daily basis comparing TPS, comparing fees, comparing ecosystem subsidies, and getting into lively back-and-forth “commentary wars.” But for someone like me who’s here to “practice,” the most important thing is this: don’t treat uncertain expectations as assets. Points not getting credited, rules getting changed, and a one-size-fits-all, harsh crackdown that sweeps everything through—these all count as normal. Anyway, I just follow discipline. If I manage to get something, it’s luck; if I don’t, I’ll just treat it as paying tuition. Live first, then talk.