Not long ago, I had dinner with an industry insider who’s already financially free. Out of nowhere, he said:

“If you really envy someone’s numbers on paper, it’s probably because you haven’t seen what’s behind their portfolio screenshots.”

To put it bluntly, everyone’s story in this market is pretty much the same—chaos everywhere, and everyone paying their own bills.

You see him flaunting luxury cars and showing off his profits, but you don’t see him staring at charts until he gets a stomach ulcer, fighting with his family every day, barely seeing his kids all year, still watching candlestick charts at 3 a.m.

That guy told me the truth: he went all-in on crypto in his twenties and hasn’t had a good night’s sleep in over a decade. His phone is on 24/7, always ready to handle liquidations, margin calls, and emergencies.

His assets have multiplied dozens of times, sure, but he’s well aware—those things you envy were achieved by sacrificing “health + family + free time.”

So his point was clear:

You think what you want is “someone else’s financial freedom right now,” but in reality, you couldn’t handle “the stress of holding through the journey they took.”

Don’t just drool over other people’s profit screenshots—first ask yourself if you could survive what they went through. Every seemingly enviable life has a whole list of hidden costs behind it.

Social media, short videos, interviews—they always showcase the flashiest highlights, never the full trading record.

The rises and falls of #比特币对比代币化黄金 ultimately come down to a battle of human nature.