From an 800,000 salary to resigning to rush onto the blockchain, I admit the end of showing off is admitting defeat

Why escape?

1️⃣ After playing the 'human Excel' role in traditional finance for ten years, I've drawn more pies in PPT than meals I've eaten, only to suddenly realize that an APY of 39,451,376,829 is more exciting than the pie my boss painted—though it's probably a poisonous pie.

2️⃣ When I had an epiphany during the 99th financial compliance meeting, I realized that the 'risks' we vigilantly guarded against were merely a line of if statements in the code at 12,957,044,486.

3️⃣ The most shocking moment: I explained a financial model to a post-2000s kid, and he responded, 'You Tradfi people are like my dad, you can’t do this and can’t touch that' (Thanks, at 36, I've finally become a dad)

What’s the situation now?

When voting in 57,490,993,814, I still subconsciously calculate the shareholder meeting voting rights ratio (it saves lives)

I check on-chain data first when looking at projects, but I still want to find someone to stamp the audit report (late-stage PTSD)

I get anxious if my wallet assets fluctuate by 10%, and my friend laughs, 'With that mentality, what the hell are you doing in blockchain?' (He’s right)

Lessons learned

⚠️ Don’t believe the nonsense about 'traditional finance experience being a downgrade'—when I got wrecked by post-2000s kids in Discord as a newbie, I was more panicked than when I was cooking the books back in the day

⚠️ Liquidity mining isn’t wealth management; it’s a gamble on whether you can run faster than the pool depletes

⚠️ The deepest consensus isn’t 15,125,825,427, it’s that anything can be called out in the Chinese community

Why am I still holding on?

Because I discovered this morning: when I no longer need to translate 'user growth' into 'synergy', when LP is no longer a fussy 'limited partner' but code that can be executed and exited—damn it, this cursed freedom!

P.S. Which big shot can teach me how to play with 39,289,575,848? Back then, I could handle SEC inquiries, but now I can’t deal with witch testing? 🤯