After wandering around the crypto world, you'll realize that people can't make money beyond their level of understanding. This is vividly reflected here. All participants can basically be divided into three categories:

The first type is the "hot money leek" chasing emotions. Their trading decisions are never made in their own minds, but entirely based on the flood of messages in group chats, the trending rankings on hot searches, and the stories of others getting rich around them. Seeing others post their gains makes them envious; seeing a candlestick chart turn red makes it hard to resist jumping in; what they chase is never value but the resentment of "if others can make money, why can't I?" Essentially, they are not here to invest but to pay for emotions—bull markets pay for greed, bear markets pay for anxiety. In the end, they end up empty-handed, not making money, but spending a lot on emotional consumption.
The second type is the "ordinary players" seeking stability. They have experienced the ups and downs of scam coins multiple times and have already understood the truth that "money earned by luck will eventually be lost through skill." They simply stick to mainstream coins they understand, avoid the myth of hundredfold coins hyped in groups, and don't gamble on small coins for overnight riches. They know they can't make quick money beyond their understanding, preferring to earn less rather than lose money they don't understand. They seek stability through bull and bear markets and aim for steady, long-term gains.
The third type is the "long-term players" who focus on the essence. They don't care about short-term fluctuations; before making a move, they do a simple calculation: does this project have real practical use? Will more people use it in the future? Can it accumulate enough user consensus? Their confidence is never based on boldness but on insight—short-term hype bubbles will always burst. Only projects truly supported by demand and widely recognized can survive cycles and retain value.
In short, the gap in the crypto world has never been about luck: leeks buy emotions created by others, ordinary people buy stability they understand, and experts buy consensus that will be widely adopted in the future. If you don't understand this logic, whatever you buy is just giving others a handout.