Everyone is always rooting for you. Your parents want you to be a great son. Wife wants you to be a great husband. Your boss wants you to be a slam dunk hire. Every first date you’ve ever been on they’ve been rooting for you to get laid. Every time you started to tell a joke people hoped it would have a hilarious punch line. Your proximity to anyone is a reflection of themself, meaning the deck is never stacked against you, and your failures are completely your own
@osf_rekt do you think it goes backwards?
like you can argue it gets dumber each cycle (memecoins we chucked it all out of the window) but existing coins have worked
so the narrative stays dumb (or gets dumber) but privacy/ai/etc still works - just not as hype
not replacing it
i created my account with no face, voice or credentials
i wanted people to judge me on my words, not my status
when i got to some status purely through my brand I realised I had to make decisions to change my words to make others happy
however that is a dumb decision and the opposite of why it’s for
politics is a good example, everything is political and staying away from it is a stance, at least have backbone to push what you believe in
and also calling others out, you create haters but someone has to do it
@sibeleth@KeyboardMonkey3 what are you talking about you are the same your a scammer ? just because you don’t do as much as what he does, because you can’t, doesn’t mean your money is ethical
everything he says applies
@Altcoin_Baggins@insidecalls when you make $5M fast you don’t think about all the extra and even if you do it’s 10-20% of networth assuming 0 growth
but yes a house, a car, holidays, etc. We are saying one time costs
assume crypto trader makes ~$5M in liquid profits US first time
he hit it big, let’s assume he’s lucky and takes 80% of that straight out: ~$4M
tax is 50% ~$2.5M taken
spending let’s say ~$500K within that year, enjoying his life, treating family, etc
$2M left assuming he doesn’t lose that money in crypto
people really underestimate how much money they need to make post tax
it’s crazy how easy people here in crypto ask you to borrow or give them money even though you barely even interacted previously
it’s always “hey can you give me [insert money number] because of [insert random sad story]”
but i don’t recall any of them ever asking me whether if I needed help
i had days where i’d go to sleep in tears because i wasn’t doing enough, i couldn’t rely on others and so many other reasons
but i never once went out of my way to be a burden to others, i’d always just tough it out and find ways to push further
it wasn’t easy, but that’s what got me to where i am at today
sometimes people forget that everyone has their own hardships and care a little bit too much about themselves and don’t give enough thoughts about the other person behind the screen
just food for thought
@kayisagijr we make big predictions so when it’s off the target is still big :)
the $17B still feels small — does that include everything like gaming NFTs etc?
@btcwhizz it’s not a fine line it’s an obvious one, me tip toeing doesn’t change shit, and yes that’s what I mean obviously I’m not saying crypto is haram or I wouldn’t be here
I don’t believe the current version of crypto is the same as what i made my money from. People can argue NFTs are the same as memecoins but they tried to have utility, or were just art. And then appreciation through trading spot of big tokens. Never did leverage.
It’s already turned into lottery gambling! If this makes you hate us I hope you are guided, we need to help each other. And it’s not like i called you out specifically, if you disagree then tell me what reasoning you have.
watch how your surroundings (online and offline) impact what you desire
keep yourself around people who desire the high life: cars, watches and jets
you will naturally want that more
be around people who care more about their health, family and making an impact
you change
generic advice you hear it all the time but hits harder when you put yourself in this position and figure out what’s pushing your desire now
fight it if you know it’s dumb internally
hedonism will not grant you happiness