The airdrop season is back again. Honestly, I’m a bit conflicted—I love it and I’m afraid of it. On a few earlier occasions, I got a little too excited and chased it; after the gas got burned, I checked in the end and ended up getting reverse-scammed. I was so angry that I just laid flat. Now I’ve learned my lesson: first, check whether the protocol actually has a real user base, and look at on-chain activity—then decide whether to interact or not. Last week I did a new project’s interaction; the slippage settings were reasonable, and the routing was solid. It felt a lot safer than blindly hard-chasing. MEV and concerns about sorting fairness have been getting a lot of criticism lately. I think before retail users rush into airdrops, you’d better check whether blocks are being sandwiched—otherwise, the gas you pay might end up being someone else’s wedding dress. Anyway, I’d rather move slower now than get reverse-scammed the third time.