Recently I was reorganizing my on-chain gaming notes and stumbled back on a project I had studied before—now it really looks like a textbook case of an “inflation killing the pool” 😅

The reward/production design was especially generous, and the yield for farming was absurdly high. People went on a frenzy in the first two weeks—so what happened? Production exceeded consumption, the token kept bleeding out, and gas was still sitting at a high level. I ran my script for a few days, and when I did the math, my net gains were still lower than the transaction fees. I just stopped. Later the team changed the economic model, but the pool had already been drained, and the community was left with nothing but complaints.

Honestly, this kind of model is pretty common—most people are just blinded by short-term returns. Now that I think about it, at worst it’s really just “time for space.” Lower your expectations, and you can relax instead of repeatedly chasing gas out of anxiety.

Recently there was news about a tax hike in some region, and in the group chat the expectations for profit-taking shifted again. Some people are afraid that regulatory crackdowns will tighten, so they simply hold and don’t move. I, however, think that lowering expectations—don’t dream about getting rich overnight—can help you last longer. That’s it for now. Keep milking the value—play slowly.