2026-01-12 20:28:06

To be honest, the pattern of losing money in this wave of the market is actually quite consistent. Project teams can earn millions through various mechanisms like fees, slippage, and taxes, but retail investors? They are still shouting about bankruptcy.

The core issue lies here—greed is the root of all evil. Once the idea of getting rich quick takes hold, rationality is completely lost, and the final outcome is nothing but self-inflicted suffering.

Don’t be fooled by those who appear to be aloof on the surface; in reality, this mindset is the most prone to failure. Especially for those college students who just entered the market, with insufficient experience and unstable mentality, they are easily harvested when market fluctuations occur. Calm down and think: those who truly make money never rely on luck, but on a reverence for risk.

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AllInAlice

· 01-13 23:00

That’s really impressive. Sometimes I’m also greedy... The project team’s mechanism of cutting leeks is truly brilliant; retail investors are always the scapegoats. And it’s that same rhetoric of "rationality overcoming greed," easy to say. The group of college students is indeed unfortunate; they get exploited without experience. Deserved? But I also feel quite sympathetic. Honestly, risk awareness is the fundamental to survival; everything else is nonsense. You should have calculated your exit strategy before entering; don’t make the rookie mistake of going all-in. According to this logic, are those who make money all chosen by heaven? I just want to know, what counts as having reverence for risk? This wave of market has truly exposed people’s hearts; greed is unstoppable.

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BlindBoxVictim

· 01-13 07:09

Isn't this just a true reflection of myself? Why talk about respecting risks?

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OldLeekMaster

· 01-12 20:56

To be honest, I'm the kind of person who has been cut before. Reading articles like this makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time. Back in college, I really had my head in the clouds, ignoring all the regulations and taxes, just thinking about getting rich overnight. And what happened? The project team had already run away. Now I understand that the biggest danger in making money is greed—if you indulge in one, everything is gone.

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PoetryOnChain

· 01-12 20:55

That was so insightful. The ones around me who lost the most were initially dreaming of getting rich overnight. The tricks set up by the project teams are indeed brilliant. By playing with slippage and taxes, retail investors haven't even reacted before the money is gone. Just thinking about it is despairing. I've just realized that risk management is more important than anything else. Otherwise, you'll eventually be educated by the market.

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AirdropDreamBreaker

· 01-12 20:51

Basically, the tactics used by project teams to scam retail investors are all the same. We retail investors are still foolishly waiting for a turnaround. Greed is truly a poison; once you're caught up in it, there's no turning back. Newcomers are the most likely to fall into traps; once their mindset collapses, they directly send money away.

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TeaTimeTrader

· 01-12 20:46

I knew it, you’re so right. Greed really can fry a person’s brain. Actually, I think the most heartbreaking thing is that those new investors never even consider why they’re losing money, they just keep blaming the market. All the tricks the project teams pull—fees, slippage, and all that—how could they not end up losing everything? Think calmly, don’t have any luck-based illusions. These words are everywhere, but no one really listens.

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BlockchainTherapist

· 01-12 20:34

I think this is actually a bit absolute, but it's true that it hits many people's pain points.

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