The Yield Farming Math Nobody Talks About: Why Most Farmers Are Paying Themselves With Imaginary Money
Most yield farmers are doing free work for someone else. They chase 200% APY, get rekt by impermanent loss, burn $400 in gas to earn $120 in yield, and then wonder why their portfolio isn't growing. I'm going to show you the actual math, protocol by protocol, so you can figure out whether yield farming is a legitimate strategy for your capital or just an elaborate way to generate fees for validators and MEV bots.