@The__Solstice Zoom out, brother…
BTC is holding strong, alts will have their time.
I’d love to believe the market is shifting toward utility, but let’s be real, most people in crypto are here to make money. The gambling isn’t stopping anytime soon, and that’s the tough truth.
it is still baffling to me that they had a coin go to $80B FDV of which they owned 80% of *and* knew the launch date so they could buy infinite at launch time and even after all that were still greedy enough to launch a second coin on the second day
absolutely insane
If you think a certain $$ amount will make you "complete" read this.
This last year
-Bought a $600k+ car in cash when I was bored on a weekend
-Took a few vacations, private the entire way, about $150k-$200k each
-Moved into a 14 million $$ giant penthouse
I have driven the car like 3 times. I found the vacations barely tolerable after a few days. I like my house but I truly feel no big difference from it.
Why I share this with you. The above is near the pinnacle of how you can live $$ wise.
YET I STILL literally am only really happy when I am
-Building stuff
-Lifting/doing combat sports
-Eating right
-Progressing in hobbies (like guitar)
-In a good place with my wife
-Playing a good video game (If I'm being a piece of shit..I try not to do this..it ruins your head)
And following a routine that lets me do those things.
In short EVERYTHING I ever needed to be happy I had access to at the entry level of my career.
And there has been virtually nothing I can buy to increase it or have an elevated life experience.
It's not that I am some simple guy who like the little things in life.
It's truly just that WE (you and I) have no where to "escape" or "get to" to in life that will make you finally "good".
There is no destination where your "perma happy" and everything is good.
If anything the best that destination will ever be is doing a similar routine/list to mine above on PERHAPS a bigger scale.
AKA building bigger stuff, excelling at your hobbies/things you enjoy more.
Simply put : The things you need to be good are likely already fully available to you.
One of them likely being working on something your excited about.
SO what you should REALLY focus on is not where the "work" is taking or WILL take you, since the only goal is to keep being able to work...
AND MORE so focus on max enjoying your basic things and maximizing them.
MOST people spend their life NOT enjoying/sacrificing thinking they will escape pain and boredom at a certain destination AND OR that becoming turbo wealthy will give them this.
The truth is once base needs are covered you can't get happier or more fulfilled. Your capped.
You can get small boost and highs. But more or less your capped and the things you already like doing are already the things you need to be happy.
This is not me saying "don't get rich or spend money".
Its just me saying you might as well enjoy where you are right now because its pretty much as good as it ever gets if your achieving your simple list like mine above.
The point of the work towards a goal is the work. You can't work your way to happiness. Your life experience is already LIKELY near maxed if your doing the basics of healthy living and mental well being.
Look. Life balance people will hate this.
But the next 4 months in markets you can make enough money to last 5 life times
Fuck your holiday plans, friends, family, hobbies and balance.
Trust me they will forgive you when you fly them to Art Basel on your private jet. Lock in.
#Crypto markets are rigged,
No,
I’m not spreading FUD.
Or trying to scare you,
I’m just telling you the truth.
You are being played.
Let me break it down so there’s no confusion.
First of all listen,
You’re not trading against banks or institutions.
Don’t be retarded.
You’re trading against people in their bedrooms,
Staring at charts, hoping for quick money.
The real players, the ones behind the scenes,
Already know what you’re going to do before you do it.
They have the data.
They know when retail is over-leveraged, desperate, and greedy.
And what do they do?
They use that knowledge to destroy you.
Every dump,
None of it is random.
It’s calculated.
It’s designed to scare you, trap you, and take everything you have.
They let the price fall, and watch as you panic.
They know exactly how you’ll react. They rely on it.
Retail traders in their bedrooms want up-only.
They’re impatient, emotional, and predictable.
And the system feeds on that.
This is a transfer of wealth from the clueless to the informed.
Every dip you see, every crash, it’s not just the market failing.
It’s the market doing what it’s designed to do:
Flush out the weak hands so the big players can buy your coins at a discount.
Just like $BTC at $3k during Covid.
They have the information you don’t.
They’re already two steps ahead while you’re panicking over red candles.
They will keep buying your coins,
Shaking you out, scaring you,
Then, when the market finally goes higher,
So high that you’re fully convinced it’s safe.
They’ll sell everything back to you at the top.
And guess what?
You’ll be left holding nothing, wondering how you got played.
My point is simple:
Don’t let them get your coins for cheap.
And buy into fear, sell into greed.
Think ahead.
Be smart.
What most hyper wealthy cryptos have in common isn't their ability to pick coins or trade.
Its that they've stuck around learning for 5+ years and hung on long enough to buy HEAVY in a DEEP bear.
Crypto seems a short cut to the masses, but its truly a patient mans LONG game.