I'm in the game for over 12 years now. I still don't have a lambo, 7-figure net worth, or all the glitz and glam like everyone else is enjoying whom I know started at the same time as I did. It's the reality, I can't really focus much on crypto because I have to face the grim reality of prioritizing my immediate future rather than banking heavily on bitcoin. It didn't discourage me into putting something in my wallet every month, and they really help in covering a lot of things for me from a financial standpoint, and I think it's more than enough for me for now.

Similar discussions in 2014 were also present when the 2013 bubble popped. Negative speculations on the future of bitcoin, on whether it can reach the same heights before and other stuff were evidently present, and was the general mood of this forum on those days. The only light during this time is a post from this very forum that has become the mantra of all bitcoin holders that are stuck with bags they cannot sell due to price crashes: I AM HODLING.

Bitcoin has proven time and again that it will always bounce back from whatever shit hole it is put on. It made numerous batches of new millionaires faster and easier than any other snake oil investment schemes who promised the same thing to its investors. If you can weather the storm, and have a job that helps you put food on the table and paying the bills, do not sell and just forget that bitcoin exists for a few months, come back, then reap the rewards.