Once you’re used to “grinding” for earnings, the first reaction to a new chain game is still to figure out how long it’ll take to break even. But when I look back at the pitfalls I’ve stepped into, no economic model is as straightforward as it sounds—when the pool first opens, everyone rushes in, and the output is so high it’s scary. After only a few days, inflation starts chewing up your returns. The hardest part is that feeling of watching the pool’s TVL drop while you’re still holding your position in it.

What I learned later wasn’t a technique—it was control. The more you try to get rich off it, the more it makes you realize what “the market is smarter than you” really means. Recently, I’ve been seeing people talk about modular chains and DA layers; developers are chatting nonstop. For regular players like us, it’s basically just one word: clueless.

Anyway, I’m increasingly convinced of this saying: play chain games, keep your position light, farm a few rounds for free, and then run. Don’t put your heart into it.