The meta shifted hard and most aren't adapting fast enough.
Old game: 3-4 person teams. Dev, TG mod, socials lead, maybe a web guy. Structured launches. Ground-up building.
New game: 19-year-old Jimmy solo launching from his bedroom at 3am.
The barrier to entry collapsed. Anyone can spin up a token in minutes. Result? We're drowning in supply. 99% of plays are now viral trend chasing instead of original narratives or characters with staying power.
I got burnt for months trading like teams still existed behind these launches. They don't. The game changed and I was playing by old rules.
Adapted my structure now. Faster in, faster out. Lower conviction unless proven otherwise. But I'd kill for the OG era back—teams that actually built, held accountability, and didn't rug at first pump.
If you're still trading like it's 2021, you're exit liquidity. Adjust or get rekt.
Old game: 3-4 person teams. Dev, TG mod, socials lead, maybe a web guy. Structured launches. Ground-up building.
New game: 19-year-old Jimmy solo launching from his bedroom at 3am.
The barrier to entry collapsed. Anyone can spin up a token in minutes. Result? We're drowning in supply. 99% of plays are now viral trend chasing instead of original narratives or characters with staying power.
I got burnt for months trading like teams still existed behind these launches. They don't. The game changed and I was playing by old rules.
Adapted my structure now. Faster in, faster out. Lower conviction unless proven otherwise. But I'd kill for the OG era back—teams that actually built, held accountability, and didn't rug at first pump.
If you're still trading like it's 2021, you're exit liquidity. Adjust or get rekt.