2025-12-24 13:23:53

In 2023, we learned our lessons.

In 2024, we are heartbroken.
In 2025, we will learn again.
In 2026, we will cry again.

This cycle is so obvious.

But is this really learning? Or are we just living more and more "smart"?

This cyclical torment in the crypto market repeats every round. Are we truly gaining experience and making progress, or have we just learned how to survive longer in the next crash? Honestly, probably both. But the key question is—when will we break this cycle?

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GateUser-bd883c58

· 5h ago

This cycle is really incredible, it feels like we're always stuck in the same place. --- The more times you experience pain, the more you get used to it. That's the most terrifying part. --- To put it simply, we simply can't break through; we're just learning how to lose more "gracefully." --- So ultimately, the question is—do we really want to learn? --- Every round, we say this time will be different, but it ends up the same. It's hilarious. --- Living longer just delays the pain; it doesn't address the root cause. --- I think the key to breaking the cycle is—someone really needs to dare to jump out. --- The "smarter" you are, the more expensive it is. Just accept it. --- That's the charm of the market—it always makes you feel like you can win next time. --- Repeated lessons prove one thing: we really can't change.

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MidsommarWallet

· 5h ago

Honestly, this cycle feels like a curse... Every time I think I've understood it, I end up falling into the same trap again. Breaking the cycle? Ha, we're already used to being roasted in the fire. Smart people learn to cut losses, fools learn to add positions, and us... we're neither smart nor foolish, just greedy. Instead of asking when the cycle will break, better to ask ourselves if we really want it to break. Sometimes I feel like we're just fooling ourselves, calling being cut "accumulating experience." Knowing it will hurt but still jumping in—that's the fate of crypto enthusiasts.

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FUD_Whisperer

· 5h ago

Basically, we're trading blood, sweat, and tears for experience points, but it seems like the level cap is locked. Break the cycle? Buddy, the cycle is just business. The leek learns to hide, and the sickle learns a new way to harvest—nothing more. Instead of asking when it will be broken, better to ask how much you can earn and how much you might lose—this is the real game. It's the same story again, just with a different face. Human nature hasn't changed, the greed logic hasn't changed, so why would the cycle change? Isn't this our fate—finding the next hope in despair? Every time we say we've learned our lesson, but when the next market rally comes, we forget everything. We simply can't learn. Honestly, some people are indeed living more wisely, but most are just repeating mistakes in new ways. The cycle won't be broken unless someone can truly predict the future. It feels like running in a dream—running hard but never reaching the finish line.

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MEVHunterNoLoss

· 5h ago

You're so right. Every time you say this time will be different, but in the end, you're still getting beaten up in the same pit over and over again. --- Rather than saying you've learned something, it's more like you've learned how to lose more confidently. --- Breaking the cycle? Probably have to wait until there are no more people in the crypto circle, haha. --- It feels like we're just well-trained dogs, always expecting a different result, but the owner's script has never changed. --- Either learning or becoming numb, calming the mind, so losing money doesn't hurt as much. --- The problem is most people haven't reached the next cycle yet, and new rookies keep coming in. --- Breaking the cycle? Unless everyone wakes up at the same time, but that's more difficult than making Bitcoin stop running. --- Learn once every two years, cry once every two years. I've figured out this rhythm, but the problem is I still have to participate.

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