2025-12-16 19:25:37

Pursuing passive income is not wrong, but the prerequisite is that you must first take concrete actions. Many people want to do the opposite, which is actually not very realistic. Some make money through staking or mining, but at the core, it all comes down to early-stage learning, capital accumulation, and project selection. Without laying this groundwork first, hoping to sit back and collect money? That's basically a dream. So the order is very important—take proactive steps first, and passive income will follow naturally.

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TokenStorm

· 12-19 14:02

That's right. From a technical perspective, this is essentially a basic risk coefficient issue—people who haven't done their homework are basically being harvested in the eye of the storm. --- I used to be that kind of fool who wanted to earn passively, but I got liquidated and started questioning life. --- On-chain data shows that 90% of beginners skip the early accumulation step. And then? They all exit within three months. --- Staking yields are high, but you have to survive until the day you can withdraw your coins. This is a painful lesson I learned using leverage. --- The only difference is whether the timing is right; messing it up basically means paying miners' fees for nothing. --- I backtested historical data, and this pattern always requires burning money first to make money. But everyone wants to skip this step... which is self-deception.

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CountdownToBroke

· 12-19 10:35

The truth is simple: I've fallen for this before. If I had known this principle earlier, I wouldn't have been cut so many times.

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BlockchainBrokenPromise

· 12-19 05:34

That's true, but frankly most people just want to take shortcuts🤷

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ForkPrince

· 12-16 19:51

That's right, you need to do your homework first, or it's just wishful thinking. I've also fallen into traps before, thinking that just buying some coins to stake would earn me easy money, but I ended up losing a lot, and the key is to understand the project. Just sitting around waiting to collect money? Dream on, haha. Take it step by step, there's no such thing as a shortcut.

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0xSleepDeprived

· 12-16 19:51

Exactly right, but many people have overlooked this principle... Start by working hard and then relax to earn passively, otherwise how could it be? Learning, accumulating, and choosing projects—these three are indispensable. Many people want to skip the first two steps. Wait, has anyone really turned their life around through passive income? I feel like it's all just a facade. Staking and mining look simple, but behind the scenes, there's a mountain of work. How are those who did the opposite doing now? Probably all losing their temper from losses. This logic is actually—there are no shortcuts, you must put in the effort first.

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MidnightTrader

· 12-16 19:51

That's true, but I see some people are still dreaming, asking me every day how to make easy money without learning anything themselves.

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ZKProofster

· 12-16 19:47

nah, the "work first, passive income later" thing is mathematically sound but people still won't listen. they see staking yields and think it's trustless free money... spoiler: it's not. there's always a vector of risk you're not accounting for.

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PretendingSerious

· 12-16 19:46

Sell, sell, it's the same old logic... Invest first, then profit. That's correct, but who doesn't know that?

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ShadowStaker

· 12-16 19:45

nah this checks out. the yield farming grinders always skip the fundamentals part then wonder why their validator gets slashed or they picked some garbage token. groundwork matters fr

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