2026-01-17 07:28:11

Paying for help is inherently more efficient and aligns better with human nature—there's nothing shameful about it.

However, there's a point that most people overlook—after you spend money, the real task is to take back your "independent judgment" from the other party.

Many treat paying as a shortcut to get rich quickly, but they haven't thought it through: payment is essentially a medium, a connection. It helps you shorten the exploration time, but ultimately how far you can go and how much you can earn depends on whether you have control over your thinking and actions. The gap between these two is quite significant.

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LayerZeroHero

· 4h ago

Well said. Too many people buy courses and then just lie flat, waiting to get ahead, but in the end, they still stay in the same place. The real money is made by those who thoroughly understand what they've learned and figure it out for themselves.

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DaoTherapy

· 4h ago

That's so true. I've fallen into this trap before—spending money on courses and then copying the mentor's ideas entirely, only to realize that the system doesn't suit me at all. Really, the biggest pitfall of paying is outsourcing your thinking, thinking that paying money will let you win effortlessly. Wake up, everyone. This is the core realization I've had recently—independent judgment is the decisive factor; paying is just an accelerator. Too many newcomers treat paying as the secret to getting rich quickly, only to find they are still stuck in the same mindset, making a huge profit.

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ZkSnarker

· 4h ago

here's the thing about paying for advice in crypto—it's basically just outsourcing your due diligence. the real trap isn't the fee itself, it's when people hand over their brain along with the cash and expect someone else to think for them lmao reclaiming agency after you pay? that's the actual work nobody talks about

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