2026-01-16 07:24:27

Today, when I received my first airdrop, I suddenly realized a problem—I've completely lost track of today's distribution cycle.

According to the 15+2 rule and current development trends, a full cycle might only yield about 1 coin in return. This number would have been unimaginable two or three years ago.

Lately, I've been pondering: are we participating in these projects to explore real opportunities, or are we being reverse harvested?

The early phase was actually quite straightforward—the logic was to exchange time for certainty, and to exchange operational actions for expected future gains. But now, project teams' "behavior design" is becoming more complex, task layers are more detailed, and cycles are constantly lengthening. As a result, the actual realizable returns are shrinking.

Participation itself isn't the problem. The real issue is when it starts affecting your mindset and encroaching on funds that should be allocated to your main strategy. At that point, you've shifted from being the one "harvesting" to becoming the one "being harvested."

The truly worthwhile project opportunities often share a common feature—you don't need to monitor them every day.

Looking back at myself, I still stick to daily check-ins and participation. Am I doing this to lay out my future, or just because I can't bear to give up the time already invested? This question might be more worth pondering than the returns themselves.

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MeaninglessGwei

· 10h ago

It's so frustrating that now even trying to earn rewards has become the one being exploited. This reversal is quite drastic. Earnings from one coin? If I had known earlier, I might as well have just kept it in the bank to earn interest. Checking in every day—are you really doing it for yourself or just providing free labor for the project team? Hard to say.

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FOMOrektGuy

· 10h ago

A coin? Laughs, that's really outrageous. Sunk costs are the most deadly, truly. Clock in, clock out, and in the end, you realize you're the actual coin. Should have woken up earlier; now I understand what it feels like to be reverse harvested. Staring at it every day, and the more I watch, the more I lose—ridiculous or not? This logic is actually straightforward; we are just being played. Time cost is the most expensive, more than the coin. Speaking of which, are there any truly lucrative projects now? Really gone.

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ReverseFOMOguy

· 10h ago

At first, I thought I was just exploiting, but then I realized I was the sheep all along. Two or three years ago, 1 coin vs now 1 coin—this comparison itself is a joke, right? People who check in daily need to reflect on themselves. This is not strategic planning at all. The most frightening thing is that I was completely unaware of being reverse-axed. Halfway through, I remembered that I’ve been consistently checking in too, and I feel a bit overwhelmed.

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DogeBachelor

· 10h ago

Honestly, I just laugh when I see the returns of 1 coin. Who could have accepted this two or three years ago? Checking in every day is really a sunk cost fallacy. Wake up, brothers. The project team's behavior design is becoming more and more elaborate, and they are exploiting us in return. Instead of staring at it every day, it's better to focus your energy on the main strategy. That's the real deal. Being reverse harvested is indeed. You should have asked yourself this question a long time ago, but it's not too late now.

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