People are lazy. This is a feature, not a bug.
The majority of people want to be told what to do, how to think, where to go, and what to eat so that their energy can be conserved.
When energy was scarce in the early stages of our evolution; those that conserved it by being efficient/lazy.
In BDSM there is a subgroup of Dominant/submissive relationships. From the outside, this seems domineering, and controlling by the Dominant who takes advantage of the submissive.
However, people who think this have never experienced it.
The dominant takes responsibility.
Responsibility is a risk.
If they fail, that lies upon their shoulders.
They have the responsibility to make it a pleasurable experience and inspire good and exciting emotions in both of them.
The submissive just has to follow their commands.
People are able to return to a childlike state where their parents made all the choices and ensured they were fed with a roof over their heads.
Worries are reduced and you can focus on enjoying yourself.
It isnβt surprising then that many people in positions of power seem to be drawn by Dom/sub relationships.
The large majority of people in crypto are submissive.
They passively follow the herd.
They blindly mimic their favorite crypto influencers with very little βdoing your own researchβ.
DYOR...but how many people actually do their own research?
- Checking whale wallets for recently purchased tokens.
- Checking tokens for earliest sales to find whale wallets.
- Checking transaction volume.
- Reading Whitepapers.
- Etc ad infinitum.
They outsource this to someone else who may not have their best interest in mind.
Who may have made mistakes themselves that would be obvious if you look into their recommendations.
The flip side of this is that you are increasing risk while trying to avoid responsibility.
We choose our hardships:
It may be βeasierβ to blindly buy every coin that is recommended.
It may be hard to spend hours researching crypto daily to increase the chances of our success.
Itβs also hard to get dumped on by a crypto influencer who does not care about their followers.
Which is it going to be?
Are you going to dominate the shit out of your research?
Or do you choose: "Dump on me harder Mommy/Daddy?β
(Originally posted AUG 14, 2022 in Linn's Leverage)