07-25-2021, 01:56 PM
It's almost impossible to leave crypto...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I got involved with crypto back in 2013. I've seen Bitcoin go from a hundred bucks to 60k. I saw Ethereum launch and thought I was a financial genius when I sold my stack at $25 per coin a year or so later. </p> <p>Innocent times.</p> <p>Overall crypto has been good to me. I'm no multi-millionaire, but combined with a good job, other business interests and investments, crypto has given me significant financial independence and stability. </p> <p>On a few occasions I have left crypto - sold all my remaining assets and told myself that I was done with it.</p> <p>But the thing no one tells you about crypto is that once you're in, it's almost impossible to leave.</p> <p>Time and time again I find myself drawn back in. Once you've done a few crypto market cycles, the FOMO becomes just too great. Even during the periods when I'd sold all my crypto, I still found myself occasionally looking up prices, and then wishing I wasn't on the sidelines. And then buying back in. </p> <p>Psychologically it's very addicting - the promise of a new paradigm, wealth and a wild-west market. It actually reminds me of the early Internet, where logging on felt exciting and full of unknown possibilities. It's a unique mix of greed, tech, politics and hope - powerful stuff. </p> <p>I don't have an addictive personality - I don't really do anything excessively or have any particular vices. Hell, I don't even like gambling. But for whatever reason I find it impossible to leave crypto behind. </p> <p>As I said, for me it has been a financially benefial ride - but it does worry me a little at just how addictive it is, and I'm not sure if I'll ever truly be able to exit.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/TrueSpins"> /u/TrueSpins </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/or76ma/its_almost_impossible_to_leave_crypto/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/or76ma/its_almost_impossible_to_leave_crypto/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I got involved with crypto back in 2013. I've seen Bitcoin go from a hundred bucks to 60k. I saw Ethereum launch and thought I was a financial genius when I sold my stack at $25 per coin a year or so later. </p> <p>Innocent times.</p> <p>Overall crypto has been good to me. I'm no multi-millionaire, but combined with a good job, other business interests and investments, crypto has given me significant financial independence and stability. </p> <p>On a few occasions I have left crypto - sold all my remaining assets and told myself that I was done with it.</p> <p>But the thing no one tells you about crypto is that once you're in, it's almost impossible to leave.</p> <p>Time and time again I find myself drawn back in. Once you've done a few crypto market cycles, the FOMO becomes just too great. Even during the periods when I'd sold all my crypto, I still found myself occasionally looking up prices, and then wishing I wasn't on the sidelines. And then buying back in. </p> <p>Psychologically it's very addicting - the promise of a new paradigm, wealth and a wild-west market. It actually reminds me of the early Internet, where logging on felt exciting and full of unknown possibilities. It's a unique mix of greed, tech, politics and hope - powerful stuff. </p> <p>I don't have an addictive personality - I don't really do anything excessively or have any particular vices. Hell, I don't even like gambling. But for whatever reason I find it impossible to leave crypto behind. </p> <p>As I said, for me it has been a financially benefial ride - but it does worry me a little at just how addictive it is, and I'm not sure if I'll ever truly be able to exit.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/TrueSpins"> /u/TrueSpins </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/or76ma/its_almost_impossible_to_leave_crypto/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/or76ma/its_almost_impossible_to_leave_crypto/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R