These days, I've noticed that the funding rates are skyrocketing again, and honestly, I feel quite conflicted:

If I take the opposite side, it feels like picking up money off the ground, but if the market continues to be erratic, I’ll be the one getting wrecked;
If I avoid the volatility, I’m afraid of missing that one moment of return.
In the end, I still lean towards “just staying alive”: when the rates are extreme, I reduce my position, keep some bullets, and if I do take the opposite side, I only use a small position to test, not fight the market head-on.

Recently, cross-chain bridges have been hacked, and oracles have shown abnormal quotes; everyone is looking for reassurance in the phrase “wait for confirmation”…
Honestly, at extreme moments, the most expensive thing isn’t the fee, it’s certainty.
What I fear most isn’t loss, but losing control—losing means I can still review and analyze, but losing control leaves only emotions to guide reckless actions.
For now, that’s how it is, just endure slowly.