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Recently, I came across a bunch of airdrop interaction tutorials, basically just gambling with time and transaction fees on the chance of "getting something." I’ve now set very strict rules for myself: only do products I understand, cap the budget on a single chain, stop if fees exceed expectations; prefer fewer interactions rather than forcing through data tasks that look like they’re just harvesting, because the most common way to get wrecked is thinking you’re farming wool, but actually just sending gas for others.
The macro side is also pretty noisy, with expectations of rate cuts changing, and sometimes the US dollar index and risk assets rising and falling together, feeling like everyone’s emotions are being pulled back and forth. At these times, FOMO is more likely, and I’ll randomly click on a bunch of contracts or airdrops. Anyway, I just watch the sentiment based on funding rates and basis, and when it gets insanely hot, I stop… But honestly, I still feel a bit sour seeing others post “making big gains in ten minutes of interaction,” whatever, discipline is just meant to be broken by myself.