Lately, I’m a bit bothered by that whole social mining routine again: sign in today, share tomorrow, and then add an “on-chain identity” the day after. Plainly put, it’s trading time for badges—and what you get might not even be redeemable. Seeing other people show off their points still makes me want to jump in, but for now I’m treating it more like a mental exercise: practicing restraint, and practicing not turning FOMO into a checklist.

Besides, the little bit of “fairness” on-chain isn’t all that great either. Miners/validators are doing just fine, and the complaints about MEV and transaction ordering from retail users have been around for ages. You grind away to generate engagement, and in the end you might just get “educated” by a single front-run, cut-in-line transaction. So right now I’d rather wait until the trend is confirmed before taking action. Other times, I just stir up less trouble—no matter how shiny the badge is, it can’t replace me pulling back to limit losses… for now.