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Recently, I have suffered quite a few losses on a popular content creation platform and have made some observations.
The fundamental issues with these types of platforms can be boiled down to two points. First, the platform itself wavers in its stance on public opinion guidance. Second, it heavily relies on news-driven momentum.
The projects gathered above are mostly from teams—somewhat well-known in the Web2 community but facing constant funding setbacks—who switch to Web3 with a different guise to tell new stories. They rely on creating hype and consuming market attention to boost popularity. The problem is, once this logic is set in motion, market reactions are not linear. The project's valuation is quickly absorbed during the initial hype, and the so-called growth potential is already "priced in." It becomes much more difficult to generate a new market rally afterward.
Playing the "change disguise and tell stories" trick has been overused, and the valuation was wiped out early on.
Once the news side stops, the hype instantly collapses; there's basically no fundamental support.
The price has already been price in; how to play from here?
I've seen through it; you still need to look for projects with real implementation, don't just listen to stories.
Playing the old wine in new bottles trick has long been tired; the market has already seen through it.
The biggest shortage for these platforms is genuine value. Daily marketing gimmicks are unbearable.
That's right, the essence of news-driven things is just a game of pass-the-parcel.
It's really clever to price in growth potential in advance; those who enter are just giving away money.
Once you see through it, don't get involved to avoid becoming a bagholder.
But indeed, some people are still bleeding their hard-earned money.
This kind of model should have been punished by the market long ago.
Web3 still depends on real application implementation; nonsense projects should be gone.
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The platform is like this, when news comes out, all stocks hit the daily limit, and no one cares about fundamentals
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Price in too fast, once the hype passes, it drops to zero immediately. I've seen too many cases like this
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Projects that change their aliases are really annoying. If they can't raise money, they come to the crypto world to talk about dreams
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That's why I only look at on-chain data now, and don't trust any narratives
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The idea that valuation is instantly absorbed is so true; you're just a bagholder if you get in
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Platforms with unstable public opinion guidance are impossible to play
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Markets driven by news will eventually collapse
Take a different approach, these projects simply can't last long
Really, I've seen too many, hype is their lifeline
Should have seen through this game long ago, blame myself for being too greedy
Price in seconds, this is the reality
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The term "price in" is used well, but the reality is more brutal—it's basically a game of bag-holders.
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I've seen too many cases of rebranding and storytelling; they're mostly failed fundraising projects.
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I resonate deeply with the platform's indecisiveness; that's why I no longer believe in any hot topics.
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Markets driven by news are just gambling arenas—who's faster wins, with no logic involved.
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After the market gets "price in," it's really hard to run away; that's why I am very cautious when choosing projects now.
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Web2 failures turning to Web3—just listen, don't take it seriously.
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The part about instant valuation absorption was brilliantly written; that's how I lost my money.
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I feel these platforms rely on creating FOMO to cut leeks; the logic itself is flawed.
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In simple terms, it's attention arbitrage—once the hype dissipates, the project is finished.
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It's one thing for the platform to be unstable, but the key is that these teams all use the same rhetoric. Really tired of it.
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Price drops and they still want to manipulate the market? Dream on.
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Web2 has become a paradise for the unsuccessful; it's our hell.
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News comes one after another, once the hype fades, the project dies.
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Funding hits a wall, then they switch to Web3 storytelling. I've heard too many of these plays.
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Early investors have been absorbed, later buyers foot the bill—it's the same old trick.
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Each gimmick is more outrageous than the last, but how many can truly be implemented?
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The hype comes quickly and goes just as fast. All my money is in the void.
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So now I choose to wait and see, let them consume each other.
Or maybe it's just to ride this wave of popularity, make a quick profit, and then run.
The point about price in is well said; the initial crazy surge can't be sustained, and sooner or later, it will crash down.