In response to the op, I would say that it's still better to scared than loss money in a bid to for you to appear to have balls
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On a more serious note though, trading is still not for everyone, and thank goodness, in crypto, there are many ways to catch a fish, one doesn't necessarily have to trade to make money, in crypto, some people make money by investing, some make money by staking, others make by farming airdrop (just as you mentioned) and several other ways actually.
Now, coming back airdrop, no doubt, airdrops have made a lot of people millionaires in crypto, much more than you and I can ever imagine, I personally came into crypto having nothing, but to be honest with you, I made my first $8000 ever in my life through airdrop, this was in 2017 I think, and in 2020, I made another $2500 in airdrop.
In all my years of trading, I've never made any of such amount from trading in one go, or even In week or month, this is to show you how profitable airdrop can be for some people that are really lucky.
So, in the end, like I said before, we all mustn't be traders, there are so many ways to make money in crypto, and one just have to find one that he or she is most comfortable with doing.