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Remember the airdrop of DEGEN on Farcaster back then? It was initially distributed for free to users. Who would have thought that it would later surge to several thousand dollars, even reaching the ten-thousand-dollar level. This is the power of seizing early opportunities—from zero-cost airdrops to a value of tens of thousands of dollars, DEGEN's growth trajectory is a classic example among early participants in the crypto space. Stories like this continue to unfold in the Web3 ecosystem, with the key being the ability to identify potential projects and seize the right moments to participate.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have been so timid, and I would have wasted a zero-cost opportunity.
This is the magic of Web3—stories of getting rich overnight are always the most captivating.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have been so greedy, wanting to participate in everything but ended up not bottoming out on any.
This is information asymmetry—some people get rich while others watch with envy.
The Farcaster wave of dividends was indeed incredible; now everything is too late.
Every time, the strongest armchair strategist is after the fact; when the real opportunity comes, we can't react in time.
Seizing the moment sounds easy, but in reality, who can predict the next DEGEN?
Regret pills don't taste good but are super cheap, haha.
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Stop bragging. Those who can buy the dip are still a minority; most people are still losing money.
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Talking about identifying potential projects is easy, but in practice, it's all noise and floor price projects. I just wonder how many people have actually made money through early participation.
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That wave of DEGEN was indeed incredible, but now there are so many new projects that it's numbingly overwhelming, and the information gap isn't as big anymore.
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Early opportunities are probably just survivor bias; there are a thousand times more projects that bombed, but no one mentions them.
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Honestly, it still comes down to luck; fundamental analysis is useless for most airdrop projects.