Sometimes we 'crypto veterans' can be made to feel stupid when newbies come in and invest early in a project that suddenly moons, and quickly take their profits. Sometimes these profits are so huge they are lifestyle altering and it is done with very little concern for whether value is created or not. Meanwhile those experienced in the crypto industry sometimes rue a missed opportunity or count their losses after holding an asset for too long.

It is a funny scenario that has played out over the past couple of years. At a point, it was almost seeming as if knowledge was completely useless in the face of instinct or sheer luck. Those who can actually see value in the blockchain are now somewhat constrained by factors that leave them unable to take full advantage of its potential.

Why we all celebrate the collective improvements the Blockchain and cryptocurrencies have made over the past decade or so, we mostly want more than the feeling of being right. A lot of us want to be direct beneficiaries of the crypto miracle and we position ourselves everyday to ensure that is the case. There is no better feeling than having personal and societal success that comes from winning personally in the cryptoverse.

So when we have people who have been in the space for quite some time still talking about a lack of funds to invest with, or some other justifications for not holding a token with massive potential we know that we are off base with them. There is absolutely no excuse to have good foundational knowledge about the Blockchain and not be involved. As a matter of fact, the deeper one gets the heavier we are expected to be involved.

Some of the limitations to action arise out of doubt and fear that we may be wrong. Those who gamble with crypto do so without prior fears and are ready to experience both success and failure. Yet we become victims to our own timidity and indecisiveness even when armed with the right kind of information.

Closer to home (Hive) we keep saying that the chain will succeed. But how would it feel like if the chain indeed does go mainstream and there's nothing to show for it from a personal standpoint, despite the information at our disposal. Selling Hive for cheap now and leaving nothing as stake, or not getting involved in any of the numerous sub projects on the chain is a recipe for disaster.

Conclusion

Crypto will benefit our society, but there's absolutely nothing wrong in it also benefiting us. We can't have all these at our disposal and at the end play second fiddle to investors who barely know anything about the chain