2026-01-04 13:24:34

Do you remember last year when you confidently said you would never touch the testnet again? Yet all you got was dust.

Now it's 2026, and what are you still doing? Still just clicking on testnets.

I know why.

Because in your information flow, the testnet tutorials are almost the only practical-looking content. Really. From wallet setup, contract interaction, gas optimization, to various ways to farm tokens, someone is posting about it every day. In comparison, in-depth project analysis or market insights are scarce.

So you're not really interested in participating in the testnet—you’re just doing what you can. Like scrolling through short videos, it's a conditioned reflex. Because that's what's in front of you, what else can you do?

Ironically, this cycle makes the entire ecosystem somewhat distorted. Everyone is competing in testnet, while the true value signals are drowned out.

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PermabullPete

· 01-06 22:24

Haha, I was hit again. You speak so honestly, there's really nothing I can do. --- Testnet tutorials are everywhere, but you can't find anything substantial. This is what they call an information cocoon, right? --- It's not that I don't want to get out, but everyone around me is just chasing gains, so I have to join in the scramble too. --- Where are those people who made promises last year? Where are they now? --- Anyway, I've started clicking on testnets again. I'm used to it. --- The term "ecological deformity" is spot on. Everyone is just repeating meaningless tasks. --- Everyone knows that most testnets are just free rides, but why can't we stop? --- It's just a matter of being fed what you're given; there's no choice. --- It's so hard to find something genuine. Might as well keep clicking on testnets; at least it kills time. --- Wow, you’ve expressed my feelings. It really is a conditioned reflex.

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GasGuzzler

· 01-05 15:48

Haha, I guessed it right—it's the problem of the information cocoon, bombarded all day with grooming tutorials. There's really no choice; high-quality analysis is scarce, so we can only follow the trend and test the net. The ecosystem has been ruined by this competition; everyone wants to exit but no one lends a hand. This round really calls for reflection, or else in 2027 we'll still be stuck in the same place.

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GasFeeSobber

· 01-04 13:54

It's just an information cocoon. Daily spam tutorials bombard, who still has the energy to look at in-depth analysis? --- Laughing to death, honestly it's just laziness. As long as you can copy and paste wallet addresses, who wants to think? --- Isn't this just ecological suicide? All testnet noise, the real opportunities are drowned out. --- Too many complaints... Every day it's wallet tutorials flooding the screen, project teams can't even make a sound. --- Oh, now that you mention it, I feel like I hit a nerve. Reflexively refreshing testnet really gets addictive. --- Circular reasoning, my friend: less information leads to less participation, less participation leads to even less information, perfect. --- I just want to know how many people have actually earned money from testnet? Most are probably just free-riding. --- An abnormal ecosystem isn't unfair; it's driven entirely by herd mentality, and it will collapse sooner or later.

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GasFeeBeggar

· 01-04 13:53

Really, right on the mark. The information cocoon is exactly how it traps people, bombarding us daily with meme tutorials. Who still wants to see in-depth analysis? Come on, this is the fate of Web3—everyone jumps on the testnet bandwagon, and in the end, there's nothing. Forget it, since there's no other choice, just keep grinding. Complaining all you want, but I'm still setting up wallets... Isn't that quite ironic? The testnet ecosystem is really sick. Everyone just wants to make quick money, no one is willing to take the time to understand the projects. That's true, but you're also stuck in this cycle now. Don't pretend to be an outsider.

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LiquidatorFlash

· 01-04 13:48

In simple terms, the liquidation threshold of the echo chamber has been triggered, and the risk parameters are being adjusted to the limit while still continuing to borrow...

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not_your_keys

· 01-04 13:47

This is the echo chamber, completely fed whatever they feed you and you just eat it up. Wait, no, your logic seems reversed. Initially, you said everyone says not to touch the testnet but still do it, then you say it's a conditioned reflex? So is it active or passive? Competing in the testnet is truly invincible; every project team is creating this illusion of participation, and we're just like mice pressing buttons. By the way, has anyone really made money from the testnet, or are we all just fooling ourselves? The fact that the information flow is flooded with tutorials is really disheartening. Wanting to see quality analysis feels like searching for a needle in a haystack.

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DAOTruant

· 01-04 13:39

Oh no, you hit the nerve, this is exactly how we are now. Damn, that was harsh, but it's really how it is. Rather than saying we're just grinding for tokens, it's more like we're just trying to show presence, since that's all the information flow is. Really, testnet tutorials are everywhere, but any valuable insights? None. But complaining like this is useless; the ecosystem is just going to keep being this bad. This time, I’m really quitting testnet... I’ve doubled the amount I said compared to last year.

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