On the journey of exploring crypto and oneself, I have realized one thing:
Trading is truly a privilege.
Sounds strange.
But history has always been the clearest proof.
Four hundred years ago, the Plymouth pilgrims crossed the ocean with dreams of wealth.
What welcomed them was not gold and silver.
But hunger and despair.
They could not be self-sufficient as they initially imagined.
Their existence
completely depends on the ability to trade with locals.
The pilgrims had steel knives and tools from England.
The locals were good at hunting and possessed valuable goods like beaver pelts—things Europe craved.
Each side has its own strengths.
And they have fully leveraged that advantage.
Trading not only saves them.
It also lays the foundation for a new community to grow.
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Nowadays, people often misunderstand commerce.
Hearing 'import more than export,' many people immediately worry.
They feel they are losing something valuable.
But in reality, it’s as simple as:
You choose to buy food from the store.
Instead of growing vegetables or raising chickens yourself.
You lose nothing.
You are simply leveraging precious time
to do what you are best at.
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The global economy operates the same way.
America pays the world with dollars—something they can print easily.
In contrast, the world provides real goods and services.
This is clearly a win-win transaction.
Instead of trying to do everything yourself,
each country should focus on its strengths.
And trade with the outside world.
When misunderstanding the nature of commerce,
we make things difficult for ourselves.
Refusing free trade
is like deciding to grow rice, bake bread, sew clothes yourself.
You will quickly become exhausted.
No longer enough time to leverage your true strengths.
And that is not the way to grow.
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With crypto investors, this lesson is even clearer.
Instead of doing everything from research, trading to security yourself—
find the best people in each field
and collaborate with them.
You don't need to write code for every DeFi protocol.
Nor do you need to analyze every single token.
Rely on the community.
And specialized partners.
Focus on doing really well what you are good at.
And let others do what they are better at.
Trading, whether at the international level or in crypto,
is always a positive-sum game.
It does not weaken you.
It makes you stronger.
The greatest privilege you have in the crypto market
is not owning the most expensive tokens.
But rather:
The ability to trade.
Collaborate with the best people.
Together leverage advantages to grow.
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Cherish this privilege.
Because in the end:
Not isolation,
But cooperation
Will determine how far you can go
On your journey to prosperity.