In an ideal world, such things as "hard work" and "diligence" are rewarded. Put those two together and add the time factor, and it would follow that the longer you diligently stick with something and keep investing time and resources in it, the better your rewards will become.
At least... that makes sense on paper.
The so-called "real world" doesn't necessarily operate like that.
There are often variables at play that we simply didn't want to recognize as being part of the equation; as part of the truth of how things often work.
It could be things as simple as "unexpected inflation" affecting your investments in a negative way, or — as is often the case in the world of Crypto — you could end up with 3 times as many tokens as you started with, only to discover that those tokens have lost 75% of their value per token, leaving you with a net loss, even though your 1,000 tokens became 3,000 tokens.
I recognize that it is not "popular" to point out the downsides of crypto investing in this venue where it's it is practically a religion, to many people!
That said, I would like to think that my accumulated — and building — effort actually amounts to something in a positive direction!
As I write these words, our Hive token is creeping back towards $0.26, and we are almost celebrating a level that remains close to the lowest in several years. I am but a very tiny fish in these waters... but don't we all wish there would be better results from our investments of time and effort?
But hey, who am I to complain? At least we get some reward for our efforts, and perhaps we should just be grateful for that!
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