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My biggest feeling from recent market watching: interest rates, whether they go up or down, can really mess with people's mindsets. Honestly, when interest rates are high, money stays in "safe places" and still earns returns, so everyone becomes more selective, and positions naturally shrink; when there's a hint of a cut, risk appetite suddenly opens up, and fake projects and various on-chain small essays immediately gain followers… I won't pretend, I don't understand macroeconomics deeply, but I look at whether I dare to sleep well when adjusting my positions.
Airdrop season is even more ridiculous; task platforms' anti-witch hunts are becoming more like attendance check-ins, and the points system pushes the degenerate traders into workaholic kings, and honestly, it all looks exhausting to me. When liquidity tightens, the first to be kicked out are these "imaginative positions," you think you're building an ecosystem, but you're actually gambling on emotions.
What I regret isn't the outcome, but that I knew interest rates were high and still pushed through, didn't reduce my positions, and still talked tough. For now, I'll turn off leverage and avoid looking tough in the group again, pretending nothing's wrong.