Quote from: Lucius on Today at 11:06:03 AM

I would expect a post like this from a complete beginner, but not from someone who has been a member of the forum since 2017. The cryptocurrency market is not as stable as, say, the gold market, so everyone should accept sudden price changes and not start immediately with stories that a bear market is starting.

We are in less than 1 year after halving, and in a year when institutional players are entering huge amounts of money into Bitcoin, so the best is yet to come. Consequently, all those who want a more cheap BTC do everything in their power to create fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) and thus lower the price. Judging by the comments I read yesterday and today, they succeeded in that - so everywhere we have questions about how long the bear market will last - and we are in the middle of a bull market that has experienced only a minor correction.

Recover from what? So at the beginning of the year the price of 1 BTC was around $30 000 - who with a little common sense can say that $55 000+ is not more than a satisfactory price at the moment?

I don't think it has to do with being naive, if I state that - should we have entered a bear market indeed - it might take many years for a recovery.
I joined this forum in 2017 at the height of the 2017 euphoria, only to see the drop to $3700 and a long recovery phase.
I don't know if this drop is just a correction,or if we experience the same as in 2017/2018, but if we have entered a bear market, we can expect to see the same picture we experienced from 2018-2021. That was all. Short phases of "bitcoin mania", interrupted by drawn out phases of recovery.
Yes, you and many here are correct, btc is more a "generational thing" than a get rich quick scheme. For that, if you are lucky, you have the altcoin market.