Lately, doing tasks on that platform really gives you the feeling of clocking in for work: connect your wallet, verify your person, fill out the form, then wait for the rating. After finishing a whole round, you still have to worry about getting docked for “witch suspicion.” Put simply, what used to be “try it if you feel like it” has turned into “performance evaluation.” The most annoying part is that the scoring rules are as opaque as a bridge—you don’t even know what you’re actually falling short on.

When I see new L1/L2 projects again handing out incentives to pull TVL, the old users’ line “dig it, then take it to sell” pops into my head automatically. And it’s not like I can’t understand it—people don’t believe narratives anymore; they only trust what can be cashed out. Anyway, I trust data more now. At least the on-chain traces won’t be mouthing off. As for intuition—once you get busy, it’s easy to end up feeling smug about yourself, and then the rules show up to slap you in the face. That’s it for now—don’t make me pay another bridge fee.