What’s the biggest lie we’re all telling ourselves in crypto right now?

[slapper]

"This is not about the money."

That serves as the default shield, right? Tech, decentralization, community, freedom. But watch behaviour: 98% here for gain rather than code. We stake, farm, flip, ape, pretend to be concerned about values, then FOMO into the next memecoin

Even builders secretly want exit liquidity. Even governance is often just post-sale theatre. We are being human in a system designed to favour curiosity over structure; we are not being bad

So here’s the thing: Can this industry be revolutionary if its core behavior is identical to Wall Street, just faster, more anonymous, and with better memes?

Drop your lie. Say it loud. Make it clear. Then start to rebuild something actual

What lie are you still holding onto? Or worse, consciously enabling?

[TomPluz]

I have no lie to share when it comes to money and my involvement with cryptocurrency industry. I already admitted it years ago that first and foremost am here for the money because if I was sure that there is no money that can be made here then maybe I would decide that I won't waste my time here, And I know am not alone on this aspect. We are all human beings and we need money. And if there is somebody who is not for the money then maybe he can be here for no reason at all. Now, that does not mean that we are all limited to money because if one is not providing something valuable then money will not come, in the first place. And that truth goes a lot to platforms and projects all vying for our attention...if they can not provide innovations then money will not come gushing like a spring.

[bitterguy28]

So here’s the thing: Can this industry be revolutionary if its core behavior is identical to Wall Street, just faster, more anonymous, and with better memes?

it's already been revolutionary yes money and profit is a huge part of the industry it is where people earn and people want to earn but at the very core, the technology coming out of crypto is what will drive it forward nowadays the blockchain technology is not just used in crypto but in other industries as well

What lie are you still holding onto? Or worse, consciously enabling?

i do not know what is mine to be honest i believe that everything i believe right now has some truth to it i am always open to be proven wrong and be taught better but for now i stand by with my opinions

[libert19]

Money is always motivator for humans, and I don't think there is anything wrong with it. On a flipside, look at this way, crypto has value because people must be finding something in it that's worth having value.

[Crypto Library]

To be honest if I tell about myself then I have to say that I have lots of lie to say about the altcoins, because I have seen lots of network has been doing really good in the first but gradually day drop their all kinds of performance and also drop there potentially from the market.

But for Bitcoin I have nothing to say the lie, maybe those people can tell some, who were invest here for short term but those who did for long term investment in bitcoin I can say they won't gonna face anything which will push them to lie some.

[Crwth]

Isn't that being coping with what you have done? Because whatever is happening with you, you justify what is happening. Make sure that you accept something that might not be usual and you find reasons to accept what you have done

It's tough to accept what we have done wrong, but it's better to be accountable rather than making up excuses.

[yhiaali3]

Money is the primary driver of everything in this material world, whether for us as humans or for countries and institutions.

I am certain that we are all here because of money, but that doesn't mean we are bad for seeking money, because that is human nature. It's not bad to seek money, but it is bad to obtain it illegally.

As for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, yes, everyone's primary motivation is money, but at the same time, that doesn't mean we are lying, nor does it mean we don't believe in Bitcoin.

[electronicash]

yep its always money. i kept motivating myself that things will be alright one day that the bull run from 2017 will come again. i'm not lying to myself but one who listens to this might think i am.

yep just like believing that history will repeat itself that another Bitcoin or ETH will emerge and that every layer 1 that claims they can be eth killer might be a good investment. 

[Mr. Magkaisa]

I have no lie to share when it comes to money and my involvement with cryptocurrency industry. I already admitted it years ago that first and foremost am here for the money because if I was sure that there is no money that can be made here then maybe I would decide that I won't waste my time here, And I know am not alone on this aspect. We are all human beings and we need money. And if there is somebody who is not for the money then maybe he can be here for no reason at all. Now, that does not mean that we are all limited to money because if one is not providing something valuable then money will not come, in the first place. And that truth goes a lot to platforms and projects all vying for our attention...if they can not provide innovations then money will not come gushing like a spring.

        -      We are all here for the money, nothing else, because we have seen that bitcoin or cryptocurrency can really be tools or one of the solutions to our financial problems, and I am happy that I am also one of those who believed in this because I also experienced the same things as those who believed in it before.

It is difficult to be like others who think they are here to earn money but they did not get what they expected because they experienced frustration and disappointment because of lack of knowledge here.

[MUGNIA]

naive if money is not everything, where money is everything, which can also be used as a motivator to get more than before, lies after lies must exist but sometimes we are reluctant to admit the lie, so now I say that lies in crypto for myself do not exist yet and I am still struggling to find a gap for success in everything in this crypto world

[rby]

The truth is that almost everyone in crypto is doing it for the financial gains and the values that accompanies it. Though there are people who are also engaging in crypto because of their passing for digital assets and to be among the big players in crypto in the future when it'll become a global currency.

That said, I actually do not have any lie I'm telling myself because I know I'm doing crypto because of what I stand to gain and I'll never want to lie about it just to please anyone when I know that majority of us engaged in crypto for same reason

[Stuart]

Taking the view off money, maybe not so much people will have the interest in this community/industry. As at the very early stage of cryptocurrency and Bitcoin, the population and interest in the crypto community was little to nothing compared with the populace we have now.

The tremendous price movement is what made Bitcoin and the crypto community got it's present day popularity, and now, we are heavy flooded and the adoption has grown highly over the years, and it is still growing.

Learning about the technology is there, it is needful and required, but the result for every learning/skill acquired is to use it and make money at the very end. So, it all points down to making money.

[Faisal2202]

So here’s the thing: Can this industry be revolutionary if its core behavior is identical to Wall Street, just faster, more anonymous, and with better memes?

Drop your lie. Say it loud. Make it clear. Then start to rebuild something actual

What lie are you still holding onto? Or worse, consciously enabling?

Well, I can't agree more with you, because this is so true people say this and that but not all of them is true about crypto, all of us are here for money and that's for sure only the project builders, who want to test the technology and want to do something not  related to money are the ones exploring the features of the blockchain technology.

99% are here for money even I am, but sometimes I saw a project with a good technology, with good idea, I really appreciate it, How? hmm just by saying good words about them, maybe being a part of their testnets, or if the project will be profitable I will invest, if it is not about something giving me in return I will never invest, and that's the case for 99% of the people.

[Z-tight]

I don't know what you are calling a lie, people are in it for different reasons, there are coders who are there for the code and there are investors who are there to make money, etc. This does not mean that people are telling themselves a lie, there are different use cases and people just have to choose what they want.

[Stuart]

I don't know what you are calling a lie, people are in it for different reasons, there are coders who are there for the code and there are investors who are there to make money, etc. This does not mean that people are telling themselves a lie, there are different use cases and people just have to choose what they want.

Exactly, coders are in the community to code, as it is what they do best, and without them, there's possibly no chances of having any project to be in existence. Investors are here to put their money to a project that they see to be profitable, not as a charity donator in the crypto community.

We who render the bounty/signature campaign services, do the same for the money. Most of the free signatures we put on is to be recognized when there is a new recruitment of the forum members.