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Lately, earning testnet points has started to feel a bit like clocking in at work... At first, I said it was "practice," but then I silently started calculating in my mind: can I exchange this account for something? When expectations rise, people tend to increase their time, wallets, and emotions, and then they start to be reluctant to stop.
My stop-loss is pretty simple: spend no more than X minutes each day, and when time's up, I shut it down; only create one account per project, if I want a second one, I’ll wait until the next day; and if I have to shell out real money to "boost my rank," I just consider it as paying a ticket and skip it altogether.
Having seen too many scripts of blockchain games with inflation + studios + coin price spirals, once points become everyone’s paycheck, it just doesn’t feel right... Anyway, I’d rather miss out than turn practice into debt.
That’s all for now.