Recently, more and more people are realizing that this market is no longer as simple as "whether it can rise".
To put it bluntly—retail investors entering the market often serve as exit liquidity for others. Even if the market rises, how much do you think an average player without resources or information asymmetry can gain? To be realistic, individual players without a background in this space are likely to face a disastrous outcome.
Look at those leading institutions, what cards do they hold? Data advantages, business channels, industry resources, crushing in all aspects. When you play at the same table as them, the chips are not even on the same level.
This circle is just that extreme: either live comfortably or die miserably.
Ask yourself three questions: What unique talent do you have that sets you apart? Do you have institutional-level collaboration resources? What capital or connections support you behind the scenes?
Talent, capital, and connections—missing any one of these makes it hard to go far. Retail investors are really in a passive position in this game.
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GigaBrainAnon
· 23h ago
It's too heart-wrenching to say, we're just their ATM.
Retail investors are inherently unable to compete with institutions; the information gap is right there.
Without connections and without capital, no matter how hard you try, you're just sending chips to large investors.
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ForkTongue
· 23h ago
Wake up, without a background you are destined to be clipped.
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It's the same old rhetoric, sweetly called "reality", but it really just wants us to give up on ourselves.
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Institutions do indeed crush us, but don’t adopt a victim mentality, that way you’ll be worse off.
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Lacking talent, lacking funds, lacking connections… then find a way to make up for it; lying flat is the quickest way to die.
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Really, instead of crying poor, it’s better to think about how to acquire information spread.
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I've heard this too many times, it’s exhausting.
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So, either band together or find a new path; there’s always a way to make money without having to confront institutions head-on.
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To be honest, those retail investors who live well do so because they don't believe in this fatalistic theory.
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CryptoSourGrape
· 12-02 16:41
If I had known it would be so competitive, I shouldn't have listened to my fren who lured me in. Now I'm just working for the institutions.
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SleepTrader
· 12-02 16:29
To put it bluntly, we are just the suckers in the plate of suckers.
The institutions have already revealed their trump cards, and we don't even have the chance to sip the soup.
Enough of that, we still need to find our own informational edge.
It's easier said than done, and only a few people are truly able to break through.
I see that most people haven't even thought about what their core competitiveness is.
Rather than complaining about the heavens and blaming others, it's better to think about how to get on shore.
This is the reality, cruel but honest.
Recently, more and more people are realizing that this market is no longer as simple as "whether it can rise".
To put it bluntly—retail investors entering the market often serve as exit liquidity for others. Even if the market rises, how much do you think an average player without resources or information asymmetry can gain? To be realistic, individual players without a background in this space are likely to face a disastrous outcome.
Look at those leading institutions, what cards do they hold? Data advantages, business channels, industry resources, crushing in all aspects. When you play at the same table as them, the chips are not even on the same level.
This circle is just that extreme: either live comfortably or die miserably.
Ask yourself three questions:
What unique talent do you have that sets you apart?
Do you have institutional-level collaboration resources?
What capital or connections support you behind the scenes?
Talent, capital, and connections—missing any one of these makes it hard to go far. Retail investors are really in a passive position in this game.