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If you’re wondering why the crypto metas feel so different now, the answer is simple: AGE.
A few years ago the average trader was 30–40 years old.
The majority of us were nerds that are locked in our basements at 3AM bagging AMM tokens, zk coins, DEX coins, L1s and L2s — arguing if DyDx was needed, if zk was enough, or if the token we just bought could actually “change the world.”
And when we weren’t nerding about utility, we were glorifying decentralized memes. That was the Ryoshi lore behind Shib - faceless, leaderless. That’s why it minted so many millionaires.
Fast forward to today and the average trader is 18… sometimes even younger.
The trenches feel like a TikTok zoo - cracked Fortnite streamers screaming into webcams, tier Z IG models with 0 clue about crypto going “live” because it farms more $$$ than any web2 platform ever could.
The shift in age explains the shift in culture. Youngsters can't watch a video longer than 40 seconds, do you want them to hodl for a whole year?
From decentralized narratives -> to centralized streams, flagship launchpad projects and "CTOs".
From holding to Valhalla -> to securing profits fast and finding the next dopamine injection - because the rotation is at ATH.
This might sound weird - but that's why I love crypto so much!
You always gotta adopt, learn new things, and sharpen up your trading skill .
That's also why I never care what the meta is, what the chain is or if it's bull or bear.
There's ALWAYS opportunities to make shitloads of money.