2026-01-15 22:48:05

Take a look at this cycle: someone foresaw the risk seven days ago, unstaked early and ran away, and now we're only just figuring out the reason. By this point, the retail investors have started their usual self-delusion—"This time is different."

Information asymmetry is so brutal. The market is always divided into an 80/20 split, with a few controlling the rhythm and the majority reacting passively. Whether it's staking, mining, or other participation methods, those savvy players are always at the front of the information chain, while retail investors? They are often the last to know.

Each cycle reenacts this drama: some make a fortune, while others get trapped and convince themselves, "Next time I'll win." This isn't mockery but a reminder—that the cost of market education is often the most painful.

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CrashHotline

· 01-18 16:23

Here we go again, those who ran seven days ago are probably showing off in some group now --- Basically, it's an information war. It's always a few people eating the meat and the majority drinking the soup, cycle after cycle --- Next time you'll win, right? That's hilarious. I've heard that line too many times --- Those who ran during the staking scam are truly ruthless. While we're still studying the K-line, they've already pulled out --- The 80/20 split is just like this. What can we do? We can only wait to be educated

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MissingSats

· 01-17 23:25

Coming back with the same routine? Nice words, but in reality, it's all just armchair strategizing after the fact. Information asymmetry is something everyone uses to deceive themselves into thinking they're more perceptive. In my opinion, they're all about the same. The group of people who actually make money are probably already brewing the next "this time it's different" story.

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retroactive_airdrop

· 01-17 15:24

It's the same story again, always saying they see the signs, but in the end, they're just Zhuge Liang after the fact. Everyone knows about information asymmetry, but few can really avoid it, including me. Next time for sure, haha, how many times have I said that? When caught in a trap, I think about a rebound; when there's a rebound, I get greedy—it's a vicious cycle. The words sound nice, but when it comes to critical moments, I still end up chasing highs and selling lows. This is the market—some make money, others lose. The problem is, I always end up on the losing side.

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EthSandwichHero

· 01-15 23:18

It's really the information gap that determines life or death. I was also among the last to find out... Damn, it's this cycle of self-hypnosis again. How many times have I heard "Next time I'll win"? The guy who ran seven days ago probably made a fortune again, and we're still here taking the hit. Market education is indeed expensive. It feels like we paid the tuition but haven't learned anything yet. To put it simply, it's slow reaction, always one link short on the information chain.

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rekt_but_vibing

· 01-15 23:05

You're not wrong, it's always the same script. I'm the retail investor who finds out last, damn it. Really, information asymmetry is a death sentence. By the time you wake up, you've already bled out. "Next time I'll win," haha, I said the same thing last time, and I still got caught in the trap.

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HorizonHunter

· 01-15 23:02

Wake up, the group that ran away seven days ago is now laughing at us. Honestly, I can't even memorize this script anymore. Information gap has always been real, but we just can't learn it. Every time we say next time we'll win, but what happens? We're still trapped. It's always just a few people who get educated, and I guess I'm one of them. I should have trusted those "crazy" people from the start.

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OldLeekConfession

· 01-15 23:00

Really, every time it's the same way, information gap kills without blinking That hits too close to home, I was also part of the late realization group Next time I will win, I've heard that phrase too many times haha Seven days? I only realized after seven months The question is how to become one of the few Getting caught and still comforting oneself is truly a kind of practice Every time I say this time is different, but it turns out to be the same Information gap is wealth gap, there's no way around it I just want to ask, has anyone really made money?

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PretendingToReadDocs

· 01-15 22:53

Here we go again, information asymmetry really is the ultimate weapon --- Honestly, only when you're trapped do you realize what market education truly means --- "I will win next time," I've heard this phrase too many times --- Why can some people always know in advance? It's really unfair --- Feels like I'm the last one to find out --- Getting trapped is the best teacher, but the cost is too high --- Those who have the information always make money, while we are anxious

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