There is a topic that has always been avoided in the Web3 community.

Everyone loves to talk about the "dream of getting rich quickly," but the real issue isn't that. The problem is that this ecosystem makes you believe — that losing money is all your fault.

Not deep enough in your learning? Poor execution? Didn't latch onto the right opportunity? So you start to scrutinize yourself frantically. Reading whitepapers, tracking progress, adjusting strategies, repeatedly asking yourself if you're missing something.

But here’s a harsh truth:

**This system was not designed for most people to make money in the first place.**

Most projects don't want your success; they want to see how long you can hold on, whether you believe in the story, and if you'll step in at critical moments. You think you're making investment decisions, but in reality, you're placed in a carefully calculated position.

To put it plainly — effort, learning, and persistence are often not advantages here; they are means to delay your exit. The more you try, the deeper you get trapped, even pulled into risks you can't bear.

I'm not writing this to advise you to stay away from Web3, but to help you see one thing clearly:

**If you end up losing money in the end, maybe it's not that you're not capable, but that from the very beginning, you weren't in the layer where rewards are given.**

Staying alert may not make you rich, but at least it can stop you from blaming yourself in the wrong place.