I get your feeling — this is exactly the emotional state Linea / MetaMask Season 1 put most people into 😅

Let’s unpack it without hype and without self-comfort lies.

About the MetaMask (Linea) Season 1 airdrop 🦊

🔹 “$30M airdrop”

That number is total allocation, not what each user gets

Final value depends on:

token price at TGE

unlock / vesting

sell pressure in first 24–72h

Your worry is valid:

“If it’s issued at the current price, it’s a big loss”

Early airdrops almost always:

list high

dump fast

then find real value later

So timing matters more than the headline number.

About levels (this is important)

Linea levels ≠ guaranteed profit

They are participation tiers, not ROI tiers.

General reality most people don’t say out loud:

Level 5

High interaction

High gas / bridge / opportunity cost

Best only if token performs well

Level 4 ✅ (where you are now)

Often the best risk–reward zone

Enough eligibility

Much lower sunk cost

Less psychological pressure

Many experienced players intentionally stop at L3–L4.

So your choice:

“Just got to level 4 to see if I can earn money without losing”

That’s not weak — that’s capital-aware.

The hard truth (but it will calm you)

Airdrops are not profits.

They are rebates.

If:

you overspent to farm → stress

you controlled costs → optional upside

You didn’t “lose” unless:

you chased levels blindly

you ignored opportunity cost

What to do NOW (practical)

1️⃣ Stop upgrading levels

Season 1 is over — sunk cost is sunk cost.

2️⃣ Wait for official claim + tokenomics

Don’t emotionally anchor to:

“$30M”

“my past value”

“what it should be worth”

3️⃣ Decide before TGE

Ask yourself now (not later):

sell immediately?

sell partial?

hold and forget?

Decision made before emotions hit = advantage.

One sentence to remember

In airdrops, the winner is not who farms the most — but who regrets the least.

Level 4 is fine.

Peace of mind is underrated profit.