Just now, my phone popped up a red dot: “Testnet points +20,” and I got the itch to click it… But honestly, this isn’t just practice anymore; it’s driven by everyone’s implicit expectation that “the mainnet will issue tokens.” When expectations rise together, people tend to get more and more serious, start adding plus signs, multiple accounts, scripting, and eventually turn it into KPI chasing for themselves.

My own stop-loss is pretty simple: treat it as an internal product testing process, not as mining. For each testnet, I set a “spending limit” — how much time I’ll spend at most, how many accounts I’ll link, how much real assets I’ll put in (preferably zero). Once it starts affecting serious transactions/work, I’ll just turn off notifications, close reminders, and deal with it the next day. Anyway, points aren’t cashable, so it’s normal; don’t let those numbers lead you around by the nose.