I will never trade any Tron token on DEX

I traded HTX tokens on a Tron-based DEX, but while my TRX was swiftly deducted, the HTX never arrived in my wallet. Adding insult to injury, not a single Tron explorer shows any trace of this transaction—poof, gone!

Before this I'd sent some USDT to the Tron Network, only to leave it there forever. Why? Sky high gas fees that make moving it feel like sabotage. I once believed Tron was the friendly blockchains, low-cost and accessible, but nope, it's a deceptive, far worse than advertised.

Has anyone had this experience and how did you solve it?