The longer you stay in this circle, the more you can see a harsh reality: the vast majority of retail investors lose not because they see the wrong direction, but because they can't stick with it.

When the market consolidates, they start to feel anxious; with slight pullbacks, they doubt themselves; any fluctuation makes them unable to resist the urge to trade. On the surface, they study the market and analyze trends every day, but in reality, they are just being manipulated by their own emotions.

I used to be exactly like that. Scanning information daily, watching K-line charts, following group messages, afraid of missing any opportunity. The result was increasingly frequent trades, and each decision became more casual. As long as the market didn't follow the usual pattern, their mindset would collapse instantly, and small losses they could accept would be magnified into big pits due to irrationality.

Later, I realized that what retail investors lack most isn't technical skills or knowledge, but the ability to "sit still." Many projects themselves are fine, but under the frequent tinkering and various stimuli bombardments, people easily lose patience and end up doing stupid things.

Recently, I came across the Plasma project, and the experience was completely different. It’s not the kind of thing that gives you a strong刺激 upon launch or constantly changes to attract attention. The pace is very stable, the logic is clear, and you can use and observe at your own rhythm instead of being pushed around.

Of course, token prices will fluctuate—that's a basic market rule. But these fluctuations don't control the overall project experience. When you're using it, you won't be thrown off by price swings, which is especially important for retail investors. What truly wears people down isn't losing money, but the omnipresent uncertainty.

You can also feel this from the community atmosphere. The focus of discussions is on real experiences and encountered problems, not daily bragging about price increases or decreases. This relatively restrained style actually allows people to think more calmly.