In recent years, Bitcoin has taught me to 'read people's expressions'

In 2018, while having a meal with an old friend, I casually mentioned that I had been hoarding some Bitcoin.

His hand paused for two seconds while serving food, and the smile on his face couldn't be hidden — it wasn't envy, but that kind of pity that says 'Why are you involved in a pyramid scheme?' After that, he never invited me to gatherings again, and when he saw my posts about the market, he would privately tell mutual friends, 'Don't follow his path, it's leading you astray.'

Last week, while having tea with a partner's boss, who has a net worth well into the eight figures, I casually mentioned, 'I still have a bit of Bitcoin I hoarded in the early years.'

The movement of his purple clay teapot immediately became more careful, his eyes lit up, and he proactively filled my cup: 'We need to talk about your insight; back in the day, everyone around me advised me not to touch it, and now I'm regretting it.' Before leaving, he even added me on WeChat, saying, 'Let’s communicate more about new directions in the future.'

It turns out that in the middle-class world, 'respect' has never been about how hard you work, but whether you can make the right move on the chessboard that no one else dares to tread when others don't understand.