I’m still kinda shocked by how many people got erased in the last couple of months.

When I scroll my old chats, it’s like walking through an abandoned town. Most of them didn’t “rotate” or “take a break”. They just snapped. Closed positions, closed apps, went full IRL.
And I get it. The market didn’t just take money, it took attention. It took confidence. People don’t leave because they’re down 30%. They leave when the grind stops feeling worth it.
What’s weird is I remember phases where $ETH was around 1.8k and the vibe was still alive. More liquidity, more experimentation, more people actually trying to build a read. Right now it feels like a scorched field. Same faces. Everyone defensive. No oxygen.
So if you’re still here, unironically congrats. You’re already in the small % that didn’t get washed out.
This is the part of the cycle where you can build skills with way less competition. Find a niche. Ship stuff. Get good at one thing. Because when the market turns green again, the people who stayed active now always look “lucky” later.