2026-01-19 22:33:36

This phenomenon is truly incredible. It's always the same pattern: the coin price soars → retail investors follow suit and enter the market → it crashes to zero in an instant. Then what? Believers and early players lose everything. The most outrageous part is that this vicious cycle repeats over and over, and the market seems to have no memory.

The question is—how can we break this vicious cycle? How can retail investors save themselves? Or is this just the fate of the crypto market? It's worth deep reflection.

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not_your_keys

· 20h ago

Basically, it's a harvesting machine for retail investors, nothing new. --- Breaking the cycle? Dream on. That's the profit model of the big players. --- The only way for retail investors to save themselves is to stop playing, really. --- Every time they say they've learned, but they still end up taking the hit haha. --- Instead of thinking about saving yourself, it's better to think about how not to lose money. Be realistic. --- This is fate. Unless human nature changes, there's no solution. --- The stories in the crypto world are so cliché, but we still have to dive in. --- Early players didn't all lose everything, but newcomers are indeed miserable. --- The problem is, retail investors can never figure out who's the big player and who's the chump, and that's the end of it.

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LayerZeroJunkie

· 01-19 23:03

In simple terms, "cutting leeks" is just a business; don't expect the market to "change its nature." Those who survive are the ones who knew from the start they would be exploited. Really want to save yourself? Don't put your living expenses into it.

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probably_nothing_anon

· 01-19 22:59

Honestly, what self-rescue? This is just a Ponzi scheme. Retail investors are always the ones being harvested; if I had known, I wouldn't have gotten into crypto in the first place. Wait, why am I still buying? Don't ask, it's just a lack of faith. This round, I'll be running behind again; the bloodshed wasn't in vain.

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AirdropHuntress

· 01-19 22:54

After research and analysis, this is the standard script for a capital pump-and-dump scheme. Projects with flawed tokenomics design saw their early teams and big investors fleeing long ago. Retail investors want to save themselves? Pay attention to these wallet addresses, observe the issuance rules, and don't be greedy. Historical data shows that projects with large transfers a week before a price surge generally have no future. It's just another capital pump-and-dump scheme, and the cycle can never be broken.

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DegenMcsleepless

· 01-19 22:50

Basically, it's time for the little guys to wake up. Don't expect the market to remember, human nature can't be changed.

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SignatureLiquidator

· 01-19 22:39

Here are a few comments with different styles: --- Basically, it's a greedy game. I should have gone all in from the start. --- Instead of pondering self-rescue, it's better to learn when to run. --- Always the same routine, why do retail investors keep rushing into the gunfire? --- Break the cycle? Dream on. This is the most real side of the market. --- Actually, big players have already made enough profit, and we're still discussing fate. --- Look clearly, there's no self-rescue, only helplessness in self-rescue. --- Come to think of it, such a collapse is also an opportunity to pick up bargains. --- Who can really predict the bottom? I, for one, have given up.

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