Yes, you are absolutely right, I have been saying the exact same thought every damn time to new people I meet that wants the banks to just go away immediately. I cannot even stress enough how real what you have said is. The government or the banks maybe taking advantage of this fact to exploit this type of explanation to get things in their favor but even if we don't want to admit it, having regulation is really what's best for crypto when it comes to crimes. Which is why I also think that without the identification data from owners of all cryptos, I do not think that the government or the banks will ever allow the legality of the cryptos.

Well I guess that it would really be pretty awesome for us bitcoin lovers if the price of bitcoins ever happens to reach $15000 by the end of this month because this will give lots of us profits or even get closer to breaking even for all the losses we've been suffering for the past few weeks. But sadly, I really do not think that this is really possible judging by the price of bitcoins today and how it moves. But I sure hope march will be different.

You all have given great responses and I really appreciate all your opinions based on the subject matter. It is very nice to know the fact that there really are quite a lot of people here in this forum left that are pretty positive and wants to spread positivity themselves all over the forum and sees the relevance of negativity in the crypto world and real life. Which is something that is really true and cannot be denied by anyone. If you think about it, anyone who really denies this fact just shows how delusional he or she is, and if not, he or she is completely lying to other people.

Great post op, but do you know what the biggest enemy of every investor is? It is not in any of what you have mentioned. Because clearly, it is one's self and nothing more. You see, all this can be prevented if one does not let greed get the best of him. Of course, it is okay to be greedy sometimes but everything in this world needs moderation because just like what everyone says, too much of anything is never good. Don't get me wrong, I ain't saying we have to be perfect or that it isn't right to make a mistake or fail. What I am saying is that you don't have to fail to learn when there are already a lot who failed before you. Again, one's self is the enemy, unless you learn to take full control of the whole you, reqding will be less tiring and any other necessary and unnecessary traits will be easier to control.

Just a simpe opinion.

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Edit : Thanks for this post, it really is refreshing to see more possitive and motivational posts in the see of FUDS and negativities. Gave you a merit by the way because you deserve it.

Lol. I see that you're quite pretty sure about how you see me. Well, I'd be a damn liar if I said I didn't want any merits. But I sure am not begging for them. If someone appreciates what I say or express and gives me a merit for it, then great, I am very thankful. And if not, I am still grateful that they spent some time reading my post. I only shared my experience because lately, I have been seeing lots of negativity in the majority of posts all over the forum. I mean, wouldn't you want to see something positive out of all the negativity surrounding the forum? I don't know about you but I would surely love to see more optimism in this forum since there clearly are a lot of great things happening but most of the time people only see the bad ones.

Oh, and by the way, I consider reading as a great thing, which is why I got hints to not panic sell. I actually think I found clues on the past years of bitcoin that made me believe that there is somewhat a pattern for all these dips like, what month of the year these kind of dips mostly happens, the percentage of dips for the past years, etc. Although not as accurate as what I wished it would be, it really kind of helped me a lot in putting realistic marks on when I should sell and take profits or hold. Although profits may not be as high as other big players out there, at least I still am seeing profits. And for this year, even when the percentage of the drop isn't anywhere near the biggest percentage of the drops, the time frame of this happening is somewhat frighteningly fast. But even so, I think that only the time frame has changed and that the same things will probably be happening like the past years. Specially now with the lightning networks in place. Which is why I am still holding and buying bit by bit whenever possible.

But hey, no offense taken here my friend, we all have different perspectives about same and different things which is why I totally respect yours. I am really glad that you took the time to share your own opinion. Thanks pal, and good day.

I absolutely agree with you op. Even with all the love and support that I give on bitcoins, I still honestly do not think that banks should disappear. But you forgot to mention that there are way more important reasons other than popularity and trust. And those are things like, supply, usage, debit system and so much more. Which is why bitcoins still cannot be something that can replace banks and fiat money. Of all the issues it currently has, bitcoins has, it just obviously isn't ready yet.

You are absolutely right and I couldn't agree more. Clearly, the benefits of being positive has its own limits and will surely be never enough to achieve success in any field. To achieve success, one should also accept all the negativity and learn from them rather than just ignoring them and putting them aside. Because clearly, all the bad things(negativity) that happens in our lives are the ones that really do teach us most of the greatest things that any man or woman should learn in life. That is why I never ignore all the negativity that comes to me but instead accept them as things that just happen naturally in life that we can never avoid but can really learn a lot from.

LOL. You are a one hell of a bitter person to be even able of having this kind of thought running into your mind. Of course they do deserve their wealth unquestionably. That is, if they really managed to get it in legal ways and in the right ways. like investing, working on this forum's various bounties, trading, or b just holding. Because if they just use phishing things and hacking to steal other people's hard earned belongings, they do not.

Well, the way I see it, block-chain technology will surely do bring us to the future. And either it will be a great future or a bad future of monetary system for the people will entirely depend on the governments and the people if they will fight for what they think is right and not let governments enforce their selfish ideas on it to have selfish benefits that only the rich and the likes of them can enjoy while others or the poor people will be the ones to suffer. Because obviously, by that time, governments have either already found a way to regulate cryptos or made their own that people will have to use instead of the old cryptos that may already have been branded illegal. That is what I think.

You know what op, people who are hating on banks and want it to be gone are either hypocrites or delusional. I have said this because we clearly cannot survive as an economy without the banks that most of the people here wants to be gone immediately. These type of people mostly think only of what they think will be a good thing to happen without even thinking about what will be the consequences because they are either close minded people or just too lazy to find out more about how things are connected with each other. Don't get me wrong, I too hate the banks and the way they force into us the overly outdated monetary system we currently have today. Clearly, they still really hate the idea that they cannot control and benefit from the existence of crypto currencies. But even stating so, I wouldn't want them to be gone just yet(not till issues that the cryptos are currently experiencing are already taken cared of).

Great post by the way op, you deserve a merit so imma give you one.

Well the great thing is that, there really is no such thing yet in our country that is making crypto loving people give taxes on earning or storing any kind of digital currencies. But the thing is, our country is like just turning a blind eye on the issues that are both positive and negative about any crypto currencies out there. Which is pretty scary since it makes me think that they are planning some big things to do either good or bad for the crypto currencies. I just wish that banning of cryptos or giving taxes that are completely illogical or are just obviously too high that we obviously have to follow since we really do not have any choice because they are the authority, they are the government.

I completely agree. This clearly is very true indeed since a lot of drama has already been happening a few years in the past up to this present day. And clearly those who already know better and already have a lot of bitcoins, really did do some things that even not so obvious is still ways to fool and distract the weak handed people and just take advantage of them. This happens because people want to get higher in the ladder. Which is why they do not care whom or what they step on to just to be able to gain a lot of profits. But this is the real world, so the only things that we really need to focus on now is not the fact that big players are taking advantages of our weakness, but the mere fact that we really have a lot of ways to earn and can still be able to gain massive profits if we just do our best to know a whole lot more about cryptos.

Hell yeah! Good thing that I really stuck with my decisions and never really sold and stopped buying in the past few weeks! I have just proven to myself that it really does help to read and study the past of bitcoins and most of the alternative coins that have already been existing for quite a long time already. Because if I didn't, I would've panic sold already and stopped the cyrpto things long time ago.  I wish that a lot would actually do things like this also to really have some clues on what might happen next in the crypto world. But don't get me wrong, I am not saying that this clues can really bring you accurate conclusions because of its clues. I am just saying that it really is a great thing than having no knowledge about anything at all.

First of all man, why the hell would you even wanna know who holds how much bitcoins a person has in his possession? I mean, who would even wanna know something like that? Seriously. Do you wanna know this because you wanna know if the one holding the biggest amounts of bitcoins is already dumping? or is there any other reason? Anyways, even if someone is also like you and also wants that type of information, I really do not think that he or she would even do that, considering how much time, effort and resources is needed to conduct such research/task. Because clearly, anyone can own from 1 up to 20+ bitcoin addresses with each one having different amounts of bitcoins. And obviously, there is no way to see if they are connected unless they have been making lots of transactions with each other, but of course, that still cannot guarantee that those addresses are really owned by the same person.

Man, that was an amazing response. And I couldn't agree with it more. How will anyone be ever equipped with the right items, upgrade the right skills if they do not understand how the game works together with all the functions of every item and every skill(dota 2 player here btw lol)? The same things really do apply in real life. If you cannot accept the fact that you do not have the key for every door or every solution for every problem, you will never appreciate the solutions and keys that you already possess for all these doors and problems.

I hope a lot will be able to read your response to my post.
yours clearly is easier to understand.
imma merit you coz you deserve one, thanks for the response and good day man.

Good day people of bitcointalk forum!

I am writing this to all those people who are already way in too deep on the addiction of being negative. Yes, this message is for you my dear friends, and for all the others out there that are on the point in their lives where all they see are negative things which are unconsciously getting drawn into the addiction of being a negative thinking person.


Now, at some point in our lives we all have had bad experiences right? I mean, who didn't? You see, whatever it is that you are going through right now, somebody is going through worse(or something like that). Do you know what I mean? Okay, stay with me. So, how do you cope with all the negativity in your life? Wait, let me rephrase that, have you even thought about dealing with all the negativity that you have gone through or still experiencing? If not, then I suggest that you do so. You see pal, most of the people will tell you to just ignore them and look in the bright side instead and be more positive. But ask yourself, has that really ever worked for you? once? twice? a couple of times? Well, I'll tell you why not or why it didn't work out for longer than you have expected. It is simply because what you are doing really cannot make you a positive person. Well, maybe sometimes you think it works but then later on, you start feeling the same way again and you do the same cycle every damn time without noticing a single thing getting better. You do the same thing over and over again with every negativity that comes to you. And guess what? It still didn't work and probably won't ever work. This is most certainly because you are not being positive or doing a great strategy to become more positive in life. Instead, what you are doing is just running away from all that negativity and just lying to yourself using the strategy "looking at the bright side" as a disguise or a cover up for all your running away.


Now don't get me wrong, I sure ain't saying that sitting down and resting is a bad thing(a better thing to say than running away lol). I mean, resting is actually good for the mind and body. In fact, it has been proven that having a good rest physically and mentally can really make anyone be at their best at whatever they do or face all throughout the day(the same principle also applies to your lifetime as a whole). But, as what people always say, "too much of anything is never good." So okay wait, what is it really that we have to do? Well, one thing that really worked out for me is facing all these negativity straight on. I really do not know how to explain it deeper so let me just tell you guys what I did. one day, I went inside my room, closed the door, laid on my bed, shut my eyes and then let my thoughts run freely for a while until I get comfortable. And then I just started thinking about all the negativity I have in my life together with all the positivity. Believe it or not, there were actually quite a lot of images and scenarios that I saw, both good and bad mixed up altogether from biggest to smallest. Memories like losing my first pet, getting kicked out of school, being a disappointment to my family, and so much more. There were also memories of that time when I, together with my team won a school to school soccer competition when I was on 7th grade and that time when I first had a motor bike. I was literally having mixed emotions and didn't notice that tears were already falling down my face. Then it started to get harder to focus on memories that I missed, and the memories that I hated remembering. But then slowly, looking back at all of them, things started to make sense. Then the process of accepting everything as normal things that really do happen in life started all by itself. Yes, it took me a couple of days before achieving this and a few more in repeating it over and over again until one day I suddenly felt this great sign of relief. At last, I have finally been able to release all these negativity inside of me. And no, not by running away from them but by accepting them instead and seeing them as things that make me as a whole or who I am. Something that makes me even better and stronger than ever before rather than something that just cripples me that I need to rid myself off. Acceptance is what I think enables a person to really grow. And it is really ironic how we all need to accept this because the sooner we do, the earlier we start to actually grow. There just ain't no other way around it.

Even though, I really cannot deny that every now and then, I still get carried away by negativity sometimes, I am pretty confident to say that I am now more comfortable in dealing with them. Absolutely more than I ever was. Decisions are more easier, problems weigh lighter and pretty much everything is more bearable than it used to. Yes, this may be a never ending process, but so is life. So you better start early, make it a habit,  start now.

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Ooookay! You may be wondering what all these have to do with bitcoins and stuff here or the crypto world as a whole. Well, just look at it this way. In the real world, we experience all sorts of positivity and negativity every day. The same thing goes when we are here in the crypto world. Because whether we like it or not, as much as we need a good working mind to make big decisions in real life, it is also the same here.

Hope this makes sense, reaches and helps you guys in any way.
good day and good luck,

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-Similificator

Well, if you think about it, we are really in a bad situation. Just try looking at all the cryptos that are currently present together with all the ICOs out there, most of them are totally useless and does not even work to solve real problems that can really benefit both the crypto world and the real world. We are in a time when looking for a great coin to invest on other than the top ones, is like looking for a needle in a hundred rolls of hay stacked untidily.

This is why we badly need regulation in our system. But the thing is, we can never really do anything when they decide to take advantage of being the ones that regulate all the cryptos. Because they are the government.

But whatever happens, I sure won't be letting go of cryptos. And even when I have to be a fugitive because of holding my cryptos, I do not care. And I pretty much think that a lot will also do the same.

Precisely! It really is nice to see that some of the newbies nowadays really do know more on what they are talking about and not just blabbering nonsense things all over the place for the sake of post counts. If only a lot more newbies are like you, I think the forum will be better. Although I am not saying it is bad, it really is in a state where people do not post to pass, share or to ask for information anymore. Instead, most of the people nowadays only post for greed. Which really hurts the ideology that this forum was built for in the first place.

Anyways, back to topic. Judging by how the crypto world has been moving for the past few months and years, I think that we are all heading on the right path, all the things that has happened that most of the people think is a bad thing is actually a very healthy thing to happen for the crypto world. If this path continues, then I think that cryptos will really lead every supporter to success together with it.

Absolutely. Just think about it this way, If you are currently thinking of buying some flowers for your beloved girlfriend on a great occasion or just because you want to put a smile on her face, but you are already thinking of negative things way ahead of time when you haven't even gotten out of bed yet like; it is so tiring to get out of bed and go out to buy flowers, flowers today might be too expensive, what if I get to an accident? What if the flower vendor is too grumpy and all? or what if she doesn't like the flowers that I might buy? Now, thinking about all these negative things, you will obviously not get out of bed to buy flowers. But if you have thought of positive things like I wonder how happy she will be when  she sees the flowers I may buy, or I wonder if what she would hug me and kiss me? and so much more instead of negative things, then you would already be on your way on the flower shop. you get my point man? This just shows how important positivity really is in a person's life.

I certainly do agree. This really is what people should really think about closely and not let their fears hinder them from trying and failing so they can continue to grow and never stay stagnant for the rest of their lives. Clearly, those people who prefer to be on the safe side will never experience success and anything better than what is already there. Unless a person faces his fears and use it as something that pushes him instead of something that draws him back, he will never move forward. Which is why I advice everyone to never be afraid to fail, if your tired and bruised, then rest. And after you have managed to get yourself back into pieces again, continue to move forward. You can go as fast or as slow as you can, it really doesn't matter, what really matters is that you never stop moving forward. See every failure as a blessing to get more knowledge and not as something that cripples you. If you keep this in mind, I assure you everything will change for the better. It may be a rough road before reaching success, but at least your moving towards that goal. And besides, what makes success more sweeter than tasting it after you swallowed all those bitter things.

hope this reaches the heart of many and motivates