I think everyone will do anything to get income. Airdrops are a way to earn money easily and without any risk at all. Who doesn't want to get money for free. I think the airdrops hosted by exchanges require them to transact a few dollars to get started. And that doesn't stoping people from jumping in, especially if it's free.
But I don't agree with you that people like to stay away from trading. I think there are far more traders, we can see from the daily trading volume. If many people are afraid to trade, I think it is impossible for trading volume to continue to increase. It may be true that some people are afraid and doing withdraw, but most return to continue fighting in the market. Moreover, currently the market trend is very good, everyone is certainly taking the opportunity.