Testnet points — they're a subtle thing.

It was supposed to be a practice ground, but then everyone started calculating "airdrop expectations," and mindsets shifted instantly. I was the same last time. Even before the mainnet launched, I was already imagining how to spend the gains. Then the project got delayed, and I felt like I'd been doused with cold water.

Now, looking at various ETF fund flow analyses, it feels like the market is increasingly a barometer of US stock sentiment. Even testnet — this "fake money" stage — gets caught up in expectation management. Simply put, when the line between practice and real action blurs, people easily get carried away.

My approach is pretty old-school: set a "mental stop-loss" for testnets too — if I invest time for over two weeks without a clear signal, I switch to something else, rather than fighting with my sunk costs. After all, there are plenty of opportunities on-chain; don't get your tentacles tangled on just one.