⚫ Don't over-anticipate any Airdrop - Most times people enter the crypto space with airdrops and they over anticipate the launching dates. They are always hoping on the listing to the point that they have heart aches. Don't over anticipate airdrop listings dates, go with the pace to avoid heartbreak.
⚫ Don't lean solely on the money coming from an airdrop - It's understandable that some people are hoping on airdrop money because the economy is tough. But to avoid hurting your mental health it's better to get a paying job that has consistent pay no matter how little and consider airdrop as a passive source of income.
This 2 tips doesn’t sit well on the topic you are discussing. You are giving tips for airdrop yet you are giving an advice to not expect anything on airdrop.
People are participating on airdrop to earn money so you are killing the purpose of your participation with this 2 suggestions. You should only participate on project that has high potential of airdrop or else you are just doing a voluntary work for the startup project which is not your main goal.
I think you should better focus on how to spot legit airdrop rather than focus on how to discourage user on aiming to gain profit in airdrop sort.
It's still pretty hard though to find a good project, as well as to then have a good allocation afterward even with all cards dealt in your favor. But I agree with you, that people do it for a reason (mostly, and they absolutely should!), and they should try to do a good analysis of the projects they may want to enter, especially if they are doing it almost alone or only with some friends (without being very serious, like having good farms of accounts for any kind of project, having insights, etc.).