I just came across a recap of a chain game that crashed to zero, and the comments section is arguing again—some people blame KOLs for pump-and-dump calls, and others shift the blame to group chats’ FOMO messages. Honestly, both sides are pretty unfair. No matter how many messages there are, aren’t the ones who hit the confirm button still the traders themselves? I used to love blaming it on “information overload,” but later I realized it was just a way to give my impulsiveness an excuse.

Recently, that chain game inflation model has collapsed badly—both studios and retail investors got buried together, and as the price spiraled downward, nobody could withstand it. Plainly put, this kind of setup wasn’t from the start about who gets the news fastest—it’s about who can rein in their hands first. Now I treat trading as “practice” instead of “winning.” Every day I do a recap and write one thing down: Did I get led off track today by the “internal messages” from the group or by a big V’s screenshot? If so, I punish myself by not watching the charts for half an hour. For now, that’s how it’ll be. I know the principles, but putting them into practice is hard—just keep grinding slowly.