Every market follows the 80/20 rule. If you’ve used Tinder, Bumble, or in China apps like Momo and Tantan, you’ll see that the gender ratio is roughly 80/20: out of 1,000 users, 800 are men. But 90% of the women end up sleeping with that 10% of men.

The average guy works like crazy—swiping nonstop, chatting nonstop—and may not match with more than a few people in a single day. Meanwhile, that small group of highly attractive men has all the matches, all the chats, and all the dates funneling toward them. The same pattern holds, and although it’s related to height, among that 10% of men, as many as half may actually look less good than you.

The strong keep compounding their advantages—like a snowball rolling downhill. Opportunities move toward them on their own. The weak, on the other hand, get gradually pushed to the margins through repeated attempts, until even the chance to sit at the table becomes increasingly thin. Really.

Social life is like this. Wealth is like this. The crypto world is also like this.