My name is Heorhii, and one of the most persistent misconceptions in decentralized finance is that yield alone determines the attractiveness of an investment opportunity. For most of DeFi’s history, returns have been treated as a leaderboard where the highest APY signals the best strategy. Dashboards highlight the largest numbers, protocols advertise aggressive yields, and liquidity moves rapidly toward whichever pool or farm offers the most visible return. This behavior creates a simplified ...