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Being early versus still being here at the end

Being early versus still being here at the end. Dated original source, with context and links.

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Crypto bros and sisters did this to themselves to a large extent.

Everyone wants to be early.
Almost nobody cares about still being here at the end.

Crypto begged an authoritarian like Trump Or CEX bosses to save it, cheered Pump Fun shitcoin casinos, amplified the dumbest KOLs, called scams and worthless garbage “culture”, acted shocked for 2 minutes when retail got farmed again and again.

I am not worried about market caps.

They come and go.

But if everyone here were not acting so brainlessly, a lot of things would be easier, especially for the builders and products that actually gave this space life.

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