2026-01-06 04:28:35

Ten years ago, that wave of market行情, you could basically go all-in with your eyes closed and still make a profit. As long as you got on board, there was almost a chance.

But now it's different. The market has taught us — pure effort and luck are far from enough.

Many people are still pursuing the "easiest path to success," but actually, they should think the other way around: find a direction that can withstand tests. What does it mean to withstand tests? It means —

When the bull market comes, you can hold on and not be blinded by FOMO; when the bear market arrives, dare to bottom fish decisively, and not be scared away by panic. Looking back after five or ten years, you won't regret your initial choices.

This is the right path. Hold on to what you truly trust, and make friends with time. Waiting long enough, simply surviving is already a win.

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PumpBeforeRug

· 01-09 04:22

Basically, the old playbook from ten years ago is already outdated. Relying on luck and going all-in nowadays mostly turns you into a leek (retail investor). The real logic for making money is actually that simple: choose correctly and hold tightly, don’t be led astray by FOMO and panic selling. Time is the best friend; the longer you survive, the more you win. A bear market is actually the best opportunity to get in. Most people will be scared away at this time, only fools follow the herd and sell off. The era of blindly going all-in with eyes closed is dead; now you need to think. The logic from ten years ago is long burnt out now. Do you still want to make money with old tricks? Trust is the key. Things you don’t trust, no matter how cheap, are best avoided. That’s the secret to surviving long.

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NFTArchaeologist

· 01-09 04:11

That's right, ten years ago was truly the era of lying back and winning. Just thinking about it now makes me envious. However, bottom-fishing is easier to talk about than to do; it's really a psychological battle. Trustworthy things must be held firmly, but the difficulty is even greater than making money itself, haha. Time is indeed the best friend; surviving is winning—this saying hits home.

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SchrödingersNode

· 01-06 04:55

Closing your eyes and going all-in in those years was really exhilarating. Now it's too late to regret. --- Sounds good, but it's really a combination of mindset and luck. --- The real test is whether you dare to buy in a bear market or just stay at home playing on your phone. --- Surviving is winning, sounds like something my dad would say haha. --- If I had listened to this ten years ago, it would have been great. Now it's all regret over being trapped. --- Make friends with time? Time is now my enemy, okay? --- Holding on is the hardest part, especially when watching others make money. --- This theory sounds right, but I'm afraid your mindset will collapse when it comes to execution. --- So the core is to find something trustworthy and then wait for death? --- Holding through a bull market is tough, especially when looking at those crazy coins on the top gainers list. --- Surviving is winning, but if the money is gone, is it really a win? --- Enduring tests is easy to say, but in reality, it's about who has the toughest mindset.

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PanicSeller69

· 01-06 04:49

That's right, but most people just can't do it. --- Bottoming out in a bear market sounds simple, but in reality, it's extremely difficult. --- Ten years ago, I went all in with my eyes closed; now, closing my eyes means losing money. --- Surviving is winning, but I lost all my money, so how can I survive? --- The real test is whether you can sleep soundly when your account goes into the negative. --- Can you hold? The moment I hold, it's usually the tightest, and then it drops. --- Everyone understands this theory, but the question is, how is your execution?

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ColdWalletGuardian

· 01-06 04:40

Sounds good, but how many can really hold out for ten years? Most people just run away during a bear market. Surviving is indeed winning, provided you make it to that day. It's easy to say, but the real test is whether you can hold on when your account drops 50%. Being friends with time sounds beautiful, but most people have already broken up with time. The stories from ten years ago are in the past, and now even trusting anything is a problem. There are more and more people bottom-fishing, but how many are truly brave enough to hold on forever?

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GasFeeNightmare

· 01-06 04:39

That's true, but how many can actually do it? Most people have already left before the bear market even begins.

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just_another_fish

· 01-06 04:28

That's true, but how many people can actually hold on?

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