If you faced a choice in 2017, would you choose to buy an iPhone 8 or enter the crypto market?

That year, some chose consumption—buying the flagship phone at the time. Others chose investment—spending 699 TWD to buy a major exchange platform token and holding it ever since.

Fast forward to 2025.

That phone you bought for consumption? It’s long been outdated. But what about that crypto asset? It’s now worth enough to buy 700 of the latest high-end smartphones.

What does this comparison reveal? Perhaps it’s not about whether you worked hard or not. More importantly, it’s about perception. The market opportunities you see, the asset values you understand, and your judgment of long-term trends—these cognitive advantages often determine the final outcome of wealth growth.