Here's something people often overlook when evaluating major market deals: timing is everything. That agreement finalized in late 2024? Nobody anticipated what was coming next. Lighter didn't even exist in the ecosystem back in April 2025—it wasn't on anyone's radar. Someone placed a bet before all the pieces fell into place, and it worked out handsomely. But let's be honest, it could've gone the other way just as easily. That's the reality of trading and positioning in volatile markets. The difference between a genius move and a costly mistake often comes down to luck intersecting with timing. People see the win and retroactively justify it as obvious, ignoring all the unpredictable variables that were floating around at the time.
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ServantOfSatoshi
· 4h ago
The classic example of survivor bias, winners just write history.
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ImpermanentTherapist
· 5h ago
Ha, this is the phenomenon of hindsight bias. When you win, you boast that "I saw it coming," and when you lose, you blame the market.
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liquiditea_sipper
· 10h ago
Basically, it's just gambling on luck; being a smart strategist after the fact is the easiest.
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BlockchainArchaeologist
· 10h ago
Really speaking, the worst is Zhuge Liang after the fact. When he wins, he claims he predicted everything perfectly; when he loses, he deletes his comments early on, haha.
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SchroedingerMiner
· 10h ago
Basically, it's the gambling dog logic: when you win, you boast about your keen eye; when you lose, you blame the market for not being worthy... It's just survivor bias.
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YieldHunter
· 10h ago
nah fr this is just survivorship bias dressed up as analysis. if you look at the data, most "genius" trades are just people getting lucky with timing then crafting a narrative afterward. literally nobody can predict what's coming next—that's the whole point. degens call it alpha when it's just variance doing its thing
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CodeZeroBasis
· 10h ago
Luck plays a pretty big role. Claiming to have a unique vision, but it's just that you happened to pick the right time window.
Here's something people often overlook when evaluating major market deals: timing is everything. That agreement finalized in late 2024? Nobody anticipated what was coming next. Lighter didn't even exist in the ecosystem back in April 2025—it wasn't on anyone's radar. Someone placed a bet before all the pieces fell into place, and it worked out handsomely. But let's be honest, it could've gone the other way just as easily. That's the reality of trading and positioning in volatile markets. The difference between a genius move and a costly mistake often comes down to luck intersecting with timing. People see the win and retroactively justify it as obvious, ignoring all the unpredictable variables that were floating around at the time.