There's a harsh reality: most people can't make money, and the root cause isn't information asymmetry or market unfairness, but rather a reluctance to think.
Just look at the examples around you — making the same mistakes over and over again. Losing once, then losing a second or third time. When asked why, many people's answers are "bad luck" or "the market was bad." But they never ask themselves: how did I lose that money? What decision led to it? How can I avoid it next time?
This problem is especially obvious in the crypto world.
Many traders are like this — misreading a market move once, without reflecting on what's wrong with their analysis framework; losing a trade, without reviewing the entry timing, stop-loss placement, or position management; instead, they just keep using the same approach for the next trade. The result? A vicious cycle. Accounts get smaller and smaller, and their mindset worsens.
There's a cruel truth: most people are actually more willing to be "physically diligent" rather than "mentally diligent." The former seems very hard-working and tiring but doesn't require thinking. The latter demands continuous thinking, reflection, and iteration — which is too difficult for many.
It's even more true in the crypto space. Constantly watching the charts, frequent trading — it looks like hard work. But the real time that should be spent — reviewing losing trades, analyzing market data, optimizing trading systems, learning risk management — is often ignored.
So you'll see: some people trade for three or five years and their accounts still don't grow; others trade for two or three months and can achieve steady profits. What's the difference? It's whether they're willing to use their brains.
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CryptoCrazyGF
· 11h ago
Wow, you're so right. The group of buddies around me who watch the market every day are really like this.
Repeating the same stupid moves over and over again, then blaming the market. I'm truly convinced.
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Web3ExplorerLin
· 11h ago
hypothesis: most people are running on deprecated oracle networks in their own heads, never updating the data feeds... the gap between knowing you lost money and actually *understanding why* is like the difference between reading a whitepaper and auditing the smart contract, fr
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GasOptimizer
· 11h ago
It's a hard truth, but the data is even more sobering. I've looked at on-chain data, and 80% of retail accounts experience negative growth within six months. And those accounts that remain consistently profitable? They review their strategies five times more often than the average person. This isn't luck; it's a matter of capital efficiency.
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0xLostKey
· 11h ago
It hit the nail on the head. The guy around me is exactly like that—losing money and still thinking he's cursed.
He doesn't want to review his mistakes, only wants to shift the blame. How can he turn things around?
Honestly, he's just lazy. Instead of finding solutions, he'd rather keep gambling.
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RetroHodler91
· 11h ago
That hits home. I know people like this around me. After losing five times, they still blame the market...
Really, doing a review is so exhausting, but not doing it means staying in the same place.
The biggest lack in the crypto world is this kind of calm self-reflection. Most people just bury their heads and work blindly.
Frequent trading and true trading ability are worlds apart. Many people get it wrong.
Instead of constantly checking K-line charts, it's better to spend time optimizing your system. It's easy to say but hard to do.
I've seen firsthand people doubling their investments in two or three months, while others are still losing after three or five years. Is the difference really just in the mind...
The cost of being too lazy to review is never making money. That's a hard truth.
There's a harsh reality: most people can't make money, and the root cause isn't information asymmetry or market unfairness, but rather a reluctance to think.
Just look at the examples around you — making the same mistakes over and over again. Losing once, then losing a second or third time. When asked why, many people's answers are "bad luck" or "the market was bad." But they never ask themselves: how did I lose that money? What decision led to it? How can I avoid it next time?
This problem is especially obvious in the crypto world.
Many traders are like this — misreading a market move once, without reflecting on what's wrong with their analysis framework; losing a trade, without reviewing the entry timing, stop-loss placement, or position management; instead, they just keep using the same approach for the next trade. The result? A vicious cycle. Accounts get smaller and smaller, and their mindset worsens.
There's a cruel truth: most people are actually more willing to be "physically diligent" rather than "mentally diligent." The former seems very hard-working and tiring but doesn't require thinking. The latter demands continuous thinking, reflection, and iteration — which is too difficult for many.
It's even more true in the crypto space. Constantly watching the charts, frequent trading — it looks like hard work. But the real time that should be spent — reviewing losing trades, analyzing market data, optimizing trading systems, learning risk management — is often ignored.
So you'll see: some people trade for three or five years and their accounts still don't grow; others trade for two or three months and can achieve steady profits. What's the difference? It's whether they're willing to use their brains.