Have you noticed that there are fewer and fewer people discussing crypto around you?



It's not because of poor market performance. Nor is it because of a loss of faith. The real reason is quite painful: the entire game rules have completely changed.

Remember before? The crypto world thrived on "stories." Code, communities, controversies, splits, rebuilds—a full cycle that takes a long time. There was plenty of room for mistakes, as long as you kept working, there would always be a turnaround. In this rhythm, many things had the chance to settle.

Now, it's completely different. Issue tokens → post a contract address → a few big accounts share → K-line completes → liquidity is drained → the next project begins. In just a few days, an entire project lifecycle is over.

This is not competition; it's a "speed elimination race." The losers are often not those truly lacking ability, but those who react a beat too slow.

What is the most brutal consequence? Most participants' "sense of participation" has completely disappeared. Before you even understand what a project is doing or whether the community has genuine development, the market has already ruthlessly turned the page. All that's left is exhaustion from being repeatedly cut, and a nihilistic sense of "what's the point of all this."

So many people choose to leave. Not because they've lost everything, but because they've seen through it—at this stage, the game only rewards speed and ruthlessness; builders get nothing.

But here's where the turning point is. When the entire market is filled with noise and short-term speculation, the infrastructure that truly offers "reliability and certainty" will be amplified in value. That's why protocols like APRO-Oracle are worth paying attention to—they are fighting against this disorder.
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DisillusiionOraclevip
· 23m ago
To be honest, those entering the market now are all gamblers; no one wants to be a builder anymore.
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LiquidationWatchervip
· 16h ago
To be honest, the current crypto world is just a fast-food game. Whoever reacts quickly wins, and there's no room for development. I'm really tired of getting cut, and I increasingly feel it's not interesting anymore. Wait, do you think the infrastructure track really has a chance? Or is it just another story?
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TokenVelocityvip
· 16h ago
To be honest, the current crypto world is just a fast-food game, no more stories. --- This description is perfect; the speed-based elimination race is the current situation. If you can't keep up, you're out. --- The feeling of losing engagement really hits home; it's true that once you're cut, it's gone. --- React too slowly and you're directly out; this is the cruelest part. --- A turning point? Uh... it depends on how many can truly build. --- More and more people are leaving because it's no longer interesting, not because they ran out of money. --- The market is filled with noise, and it's hard to find something reliable. --- Reliability? In this market, it's just a joke. --- Whether infrastructure is valuable depends on if it can survive this round. --- Each project lasts only a few days; you simply can't react in time.
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MetaverseHermitvip
· 16h ago
To be honest, newcomers entering the market now can't really experience that feeling anymore; it's all about quick-frozen dumpling-style projects. The crypto world has shifted from a narrative game to a reaction speed game, and I'm already tired of it.
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ChainPoetvip
· 17h ago
Honestly, the crypto world right now is just a racecourse—who runs faster wins, and no one really cares what you're building. It's really exhausting; every time I haven't even figured things out, I'm swept away. FOMO is real... but infrastructure is definitely worth paying attention to; at least you can still trust some of it.
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LostBetweenChainsvip
· 17h ago
Basically, it's now a race to click faster, which is pointless. --- Once we could talk about ideals, now it's all about cutting the leeks... --- Seeing through it all, there's no motivation anymore. I feel the same. --- Can't afford to play the speed elimination game, better wait for infrastructure to stabilize. --- With more people leaving, naturally no one discusses it anymore. --- That's the real truth, more hurtful than losing money. --- As the pace speeds up, a sense of emptiness sets in, an inescapable cycle. --- Constructors really have no way out, who would bother anymore. --- Me too, react a second late and you're eliminated, it's exhausting. --- The story is gone, all that's left is cutting.
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BearMarketSurvivorvip
· 17h ago
That really hits home. In the past, you could rely on holding and waiting for the story to unfold, but now there's no time even to finish the story; it's been drained long ago. In the speed elimination race, being a beat slower means you're out.
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