These past few days, I've been driven crazy again by "how accurate on-chain data really is"… The transactions you see in your browser are actually the result of nodes → RPC → indexers passing data layer by layer. If any link in the chain gets blocked, you'll think, "I just transferred, why hasn't it shown up yet?" Especially since some RPCs do caching or rate limiting, basically giving you a "look-alike" set of data first. To track the latest status, you have to switch nodes, change RPCs, or even check the raw logs yourself.

For airdrop interactions, I now prefer: after completing key actions, don't rush to screenshot and verify. Wait a few minutes, then switch to a different browser or RPC to check again, treating the cost as time spent… Otherwise, your mindset can easily be misled by the "delayed on-chain" updates.

By the way, the recent NFT royalty dispute also seems similar: creators see "the amount they should receive," while secondary markets focus on "whether the transaction can go smoothly." But the numbers you see are sometimes just the indexer lagging behind the latest updates. The arguments get heated, but underneath, it's often just data synchronization issues. Anyway, I plan based on the slowest estimate, to keep surprises and shocks to a minimum.