2025-12-22 08:00:23

The boundary of making money is the boundary of cognition.

In recent years, more people have been trading cryptocurrencies, but the proportion of those who actually make money is not as high as one might imagine. It's not because there are fewer opportunities, but rather because the gap in understanding is too large.

How many people have missed Bitcoin from a few thousand to now? It's not that they didn't see it, but they didn't understand it. How can you dare to buy if you don't understand? The probability of losing is naturally high. On the contrary, some people have an understanding of market liquidity, on-chain data, and macro cycles, and then make their arrangements, resulting in completely different outcomes.

Many people ask how to buy the dip and how to sell the top, but those are just techniques. The real skill lies in how deep your understanding of this market is. Operations within your cognitive range earn the money that should be earned; operations outside your cognitive range depend on luck.

Instead of staring at the K-line all day looking for signals, it's better to spend time understanding the fundamentals and how liquidity behaves in different cycles. Once you understand it thoroughly, opportunities will naturally become visible.

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MEVVictimAlliance

· 2025-12-25 05:22

That's quite true, but the reality is that most people just can't understand it and still insist on rushing in. A few people I know are like that, and they ended up losing a lot.

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ChainProspector

· 2025-12-25 05:18

That's right. Those around me who have made money have indeed spent time studying the fundamentals, not relying on guesses.

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MrRightClick

· 2025-12-22 23:03

You’re absolutely right. This thing about perception really holds you back. Watching others make money while you’re still guessing is frustrating.

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ProtocolRebel

· 2025-12-22 08:30

To be honest, most people just want to get rich quickly and can't calm down to study. I've seen too many suckers buy coins like they are buying lottery tickets, it's a miracle if they can make money.

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RugDocScientist

· 2025-12-22 08:29

You're absolutely right, this is what I've been saying all along. No matter how fancy the skills are, without a framework of understanding, it's just gambling.

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SocialAnxietyStaker

· 2025-12-22 08:28

You are absolutely right, I’m the one who doesn’t understand but still buys it, haha. Cognition really is a bottleneck, much more important than any technical analysis.

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DarkPoolWatcher

· 2025-12-22 08:25

You're not wrong, but most people still can't change their habit of momentum investing. Understanding liquidity is indeed important, but 99% of people can't comprehend what on-chain data is saying. Cognitive understanding really is a bottleneck; the ones I see making money are those who have long understood the cycles. Rather than spending all day figuring out how to buy the dip, it’s better to thoroughly understand the fundamentals... but they just can’t bear to put in the effort. "Daring to buy without understanding" is truly the reality for most retail investors.

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just_another_wallet

· 2025-12-22 08:15

To put it bluntly, it's a cognitive crush, nothing new.

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