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I was pretty active during the NFT boom in 2021-2022, then stepped away after taking some losses. Coming back now and honestly the ecosystem feels like a different world.

Not to mention I was trading bitcoin before covid but wanted to dive into solana after some profits.

Trying to get my bearings again. What is the current meta? Are memecoins still driving most of the activity or has DeFi/infra stuff matured enough to be worth paying attention to? Also curious if there are any communities or info sources worth following that aren’t just noise.

What would you tell someone rebuilding their mental model from scratch?

Thanks

A little context: I graduated last year with a CS degree, spent the past year grinding applications with no luck, and I’m currently in grad school while working a warehouse job. Saw a DSP posting in my area hiring full-time drivers and figured 40 hours a week of consistent income beats the uncertainty I’ve been dealing with. Also need the money while I wait for something to open up for my field.

I’m not going in blind, I know it’s physically demanding and the routes can be brutal, but I’m curious what the day-to-day actually looks like from people who’ve done it.

Also curious if anyone else made an
unconventional pivot into driving, whether you were in tech, finishing a degree, or just needed something steady. Would love to hear how it fit (or didn’t fit) into whatever else you had going on.

I just wrapped up a final round interview with a defense contractor company. The process was straightforward, and I felt technically solid throughout. However, exactly one week later, I received a standard automated rejection.

The strange part? A new requisition for the same role was posted the very same day the rejection hit my inbox.
Is it standard practice for recruiters at major defense firms to skip the personal follow-up after a final round? Also, does the immediate re-posting suggest they’re completely resetting the search, or is that usually just an ATS quirk?

I’d love to hear from anyone who has navigated the HR machinery in this sector.