2026-01-20 02:37:16

Your 20s are a critical window—don't waste it in the wrong crowd. If the people around you aren't talking about crypto, entrepreneurship, wealth creation strategies, or breaking free from financial constraints, you're in a holding pattern. Period.

The conversations happening in your circle shape your trajectory more than you realize. Are your peers exploring decentralized finance? Learning blockchain fundamentals? Building side projects? Strategizing their financial independence?

If not, it's time to reassess. You need people who are hungry, who are building, who understand that staying broke isn't inevitable. Because here's the truth: standing still with the wrong crew means you'll probably stay stuck. The opportunity gap isn't just about luck or timing—it's about who you're learning from, who's pushing you, and what's considered normal in your immediate ecosystem.

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ImpermanentPhobia

· 23h ago

It's too late to wake up; I spent my twenties stuck in the wrong circles. Only after changing my crew did I start to understand what financial freedom really means. A toxic circle of friends can truly destroy a person. What the people around you are doing determines your ceiling; this is something I haven't discussed before. My story proves that those people who only complain about not having opportunities are unaware that the opportunities are right in their conversations. Really, brothers, get out of those circles that only involve wasting time and waiting to die.

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StablecoinGuardian

· 01-20 03:01

Really, if you're in your twenties and not banding together with those truly building, you're basically doomed. By the way, are there people around you researching DeFi or on-chain projects... if not, you really need to change your circle. Everyone around me is just wasting time, so I can only do it myself. I agree with this point; the circle really determines the ceiling, and it's not just talk. Wasting over 20 years with the wrong people makes it much harder to turn things around later, multiplying the difficulty by N. But honestly, finding someone truly in the scene is also difficult; most are just talking. What are you doing in your twenties now? Building or also feeling lost? Hey, my previous circle was like that, but in the end, I had to break out on my own.

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OnChainArchaeologist

· 01-20 02:58

That's true, but the reality is that most people can't find such circles at all. Really, everyone around is in a worker's mindset, and talking about crypto is seen as foolish. The circle determines the ceiling, I deeply understand this. It's too hard to find the right people; I'm still in the exploration stage. To put it simply, either take the initiative yourself or continue to lie flat.

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