Before jumping into crypto, life looked pretty conventional—regular job, steady paycheck, the whole script. You'd show up, do your thing, watch the clock. Nothing terrible, nothing extraordinary either. Just... existing in the system.



Then came the crypto rabbit hole. Everything shifted. Suddenly you're reading whitepapers at 2 AM, debating tokenomics with strangers online, actually caring about what you're doing. The energy changed. The people changed. The possibilities felt endless.

Now comes the real question: what's next? Stay in crypto forever? Build something that lasts? Or does the pendulum swing back eventually?

Maybe that's the point nobody talks about—crypto isn't just about making money or catching the next bull run. It's about whether you can ever go back to normal after seeing how the game actually works. Whether you'd even want to.
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SchroedingerGasvip
· 14h ago
The feeling of "not being able to go back" you mentioned really hit home... Once you see through the tricks of traditional finance, I would rather run away than go back to the office to cry over Excel spreadsheets.
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MetaRecktvip
· 01-09 02:56
Once you take the red pill, there's no turning back. This feeling is really addictive.
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NFTArchaeologisvip
· 01-07 22:35
This process... is a bit like ancient scribes discovering printing technology. There's no going back.
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StableNomadvip
· 01-07 20:54
nah the 2 AM whitepaper thing hits different... but statistically speaking most people swing back once the bear market bites hard enough. seen it happen since the luna days, reminds me every time
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VibesOverChartsvip
· 01-07 20:52
Once you understand these game rules clearly, there's really no turning back. I’ve even forgotten what it feels like to work a 9-to-5 job.
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StableGeniusDegenvip
· 01-07 20:50
Can't go back, brother. Once you've seen through it, you can't pretend anymore.
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FlatTaxvip
· 01-07 20:46
Once you take the red pill, you can't go back to the blue pill. This thing is hard to explain.
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MetaDreamervip
· 01-07 20:27
Can't go back, brother. Once you see this system clearly, it's hard to pretend you don't see it.
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