Honestly, watching some people set alarms, stare at stopwatches, and frantically tap their screens just to get a tiny airdrop, only to receive a "Thanks for participating" message in the end, is truly heartbreaking. The calluses on their fingers are earned, but what they get in return is just empty joy. This is not Web3; it's clearly a game of chance.

We have to face a reality: participating in these airdrops is essentially like playing the lottery. What you invest is certain—time, quick fingers, transaction costs—these are real things. And what you get? Completely uncertain. Even more painful is that the expected value keeps decreasing. Betting a fixed cost on an increasingly unlikely return—how can this be a good deal?

So the question is: why are we bothering?

Instead of competing with countless others for this elusive data result, it’s better to look one step ahead. Everything that supports the entire DeFi ecosystem—trades, staking, lending, and even the valuation of those airdrops themselves—relies on one thing: trustworthy, accurate, and tamper-proof data.

Where does this data come from? Why trust that it hasn't been manipulated? If the source can be tampered with, then everything you gain is built on sand.

The truly important track to focus on is the path of decentralized oracles. Some projects are quietly working in this space—no hype, no promises of hundredfold returns—simply solving a core problem: how to securely, efficiently, and economically bring real-world or on-chain data into the blockchain without leaving any vulnerabilities.

Why is this more important than chasing airdrops? Because every trade you participate in, every asset you stake, and every lending protocol you engage with—all of them depend on the authenticity of data at their core. Oracles are not just a technical issue; they are the infrastructure that determines whether the entire ecosystem can operate healthily.