u/instantcharge1 — reddlx

Everyone talks about making money in crypto, but nobody talks enough about the mental side of it.

The patience during crashes.
The fear of missing out.
The regret after selling too early.
The stress of checking charts every hour.

At some point, crypto stops being only about profits and starts teaching psychology, discipline, patience, and emotional control.

I honestly feel crypto changes the way people think over time — sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.

Do you think being in crypto has changed your mindset as a person?

For the longest time, I thought I had to become “better” before I deserved love, peace, or happiness.

I kept waiting to be more confident, more successful, less broken.

But lately, I’m starting to understand that healing isn’t about becoming a completely new person. It’s about being kinder to the person I already am.

Some days are still heavy. Some nights still hurt. But I’m proud of myself for staying, for trying, and for not giving up on me.

Maybe self-love begins the moment we stop fighting ourselves.

I have been looking at blockchain projects for a long time now and I found something that bothers me.

A lot of Web3 startups are trying to fix problems that regular people do not have.

I do not want to be negative. There are some great people working on these projects. But I keep seeing the things:

* complicated onboarding

* people talking about tokenomics before they even have a product that people want

* communities that are only built because people are getting free things not because they are actually useful

* people saying they are using AI and blockchain together but there is no good reason for using blockchain

At the same time the projects that are doing well are not very exciting at first:

* they are easy to use

* they are clear about what they do

* they are solving problems that people have

* they have communities that will last

I want to know what you all think:

What makes some Web3 startups successful while many others fail after the excitement is gone?

I would like to hear from founders, developers, investors or anyone who has an opinion even if you are skeptical, about Web3 startups.