Fear is not Real.

[Russlenat]

What is real is the risk, if you don't calculate the risk very well, then the fear will come. Investing in bitcoin does not guarantee you'll be financially free in the future as those people who are successful now took risk and they are also realistic enough to see the possible bad side of bitcoin which is failure of their investment.

[kro55]

If there are no more new entries BTCitcoin will become more stable.

Nope.Bitcoin will remain volatile even if more people and companies join the BTC market and buy more BTC.
A few years ago,I also believed that mass adoption would make Bitcoin less volatile.I guess I was wrong.
FOMO is what drives the prices up.I guess that you don't know what FOMO means.Other forum members have already explained this.
Fear is real.Greed is also real.The financial markets are driven by people's emotions,despite all the analysis and emotional control the majority of the traders can't control their emotions.
The FEAR&GREED index exists for a reason.

He also said the same thing, he said that if no newcomer or no new investor then Bitcoin will become as like a stable coin. if more companies join with bitcoin then the price will be volatile.

But I can't agree, if no more new entries then the price will be more volatile and will go downward. cause if miners don't get new customers then they will attempt to sell their mined coin to the lowest price. And people will start panic selling that making the whole situation more bearish. Volatility is the nature of Bitcoin, So new entries coming or not coming doesn't matter it will keep its volatility upward or downward, only direction will change.

[barabarian1]

if fear is not real, then people who loss their money is people who learn a thing and pay with money. and there is no loss in this game, people always gain about two think, profit or experience. no loss money.

i think fear i real, experienced have fear, thats why they dont invest in any place, they think about it, where is safe and profit place.

[Slow death]

the problem is always the same:

  the person buys bitcoin when the price was high, let's say they buy when the price was $65,000 and then the price drops a lot to $30,000 at that moment the person's fear is not because he thinks the price will drop to $1, the fear of the person and not knowing how long he will have to wait for the price to reach $65000 and then give him a 2X return. What most people don't appreciate is the possibility of buying more at $30,000 and making a profit at $65000 and with that you would have a 2X profit and also wouldn't lose the money you bought at $65000 because you wouldn't have sold at a loss

[GeorgeJohn]

Different human understand things from different perspectives, and relating it to fear, different people will understand the concept of fear according it's comprehension, so therefore fear is real, because having double taught over a business or anything to do, is the ability of fear, fear have two aspect of participation in life which is advantages and disadvantages, so from my analysis, fear is advantages can equally leads not adventure into positive side of an investment profit, and base on fear, you can be inquisitive to make withdraw of investment quick and make profit, so fear is real and it's base on your personal imagination to a success.

[CaVO32]

What is real is the risk, if you don't calculate the risk very well, then the fear will come. Investing in bitcoin does not guarantee you'll be financially free in the future as those people who are successful now took risk and they are also realistic enough to see the possible bad side of bitcoin which is failure of their investment.

This is where diversifying your portfolio comes in. But make sure you are are investing in valuable projects with active application in the market and not just because of the hype. Look for their active users if indeed it is doing the job it supposed to do. Because no one can give you precise prediction of this market, so you have no assurance where your investments will go. So I understand if a lot are having their fears, particularly, if they are using their hard-earned savings or retirement funds.

[BuNga_cute]

if fear is not real, then people who loss their money is people who learn a thing and pay with money. and there is no loss in this game, people always gain about two think, profit or experience. no loss money.

i think fear i real, experienced have fear, thats why they dont invest in any place, they think about it, where is safe and profit place.

I think we really need to have fear when investing in Bitcoin. Because it makes us more alert and careful when making decisions. So as you said
our fears, keep us from investing in random places, because we are afraid of experiencing scams if we choose the wrong place to invest. Likewise
when it comes to investing in Bitcoin, our fear will make us think carefully about the risks to be faced. So we are more confident in the decisions
we make, without the fear of the possibility that we will make more mistake. Life must be balanced, we can't be too brave and we shouldn't be
too afraid. Because we were created to be able to feel courage and fear must have a purpose. So use our fears for positive things, so that we can
be wiser in making decisions.

[Yamifoud]

FEAR is not REAL, that is my honest take...
I don't know how it becomes real when you actually felt it, not unless if you are not a human being, a robot that gonna be yes. People are so emotional, you can really feel fear, panic, anxiety and etc...

Now, that you think wasn't real, then who you are actually? Well, I'm not sure what you gonna think OP, that was your opinion anyway, and I'm not agreeing with you either.

[bhooscream]

First thing to learn in BTCitcoin is Hodl it - Fear is not Real

FEAR is real, but the things that make fear may be real and maybe not real.
We can feel fear in this life, moreover, if this is related to money, fear will be much higher commonly, fear of losing money, fear of losing chance, and many kinds of fear. And this tends to be the plays of emotions. How we can control our emotions or how we cannot control them will always influence how fear we are in.
I think that many people may have fear, but it will be different how much the fear that we feel and we focus.
More fear, more panic, more under controlled systems in our brain that will lead us to do something not based on logic

[adzino]

True, most people lose their investment because they end up FOMOing or falls for FUDs. They panic buy at the wrong time thinking that they are going to miss their opportunity. Its good they have finally invested (even though they FOMOed), but the worst part is that they start falling for those FUDs and ends up panic selling everything they have invested, hence making a huge loss.

If there are no more new entries BTCitcoin will become more stable.

This is wrong. We need more people to start using bitcoin. The more bitcoin is used, the more stable (less volatile) it will be in the future.

[DaveF]

The immortal words of Chiun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPuKnmvodG4

And that above just about sums it up. It's a feeling. But it does change the way we do things.

Worrying about your BTC and how much it's worth may make you sell it too soon, or spend it instead of holding it. Or any one of a dozen things.
That is what we should be talking about. What causes people to act in a certain way, and is that way good or bad overall for BTC and if if's not good, what can we do to change the way people react.

-Dave

[Jasad]

we humans must have fear, worry, anxiety and panic, because these traits are commonplace for us humans, when prices are high we definitely feel happy and want to have lots of bitcoins for us to sell, but when prices are down, we also feel worried about unstable prices, especially when certain parties post negative things about bitcoin, of course we feel angry mixed with panic, but we have a stand, and I believe that what we plant is definitely what we will reap someday..

[Darker45]

You cannot just erase fear at an instant. You cannot expect a newbie to have no fear at all. Imagine a newbie buying his first Bitcoin at $65,000. The next hour it went down at $63,000. The next at $60,500. He went offline for a couple of hours. The moment he got back, the price was already at $56,000. He checked the news and it was full of bad things and FUD and bearish sentiments. Would you expect a newbie to stay cool in such a scenario?

[Wexnident]

It's very much real though? The only reason Bitcoin hodling is still a positive idea is that most people believe in the fact that Bitcoin still has much to offer than what it has right now. I mean just look at how FOMO and FUD affect everyone's belief, if that wasn't fear, then what the hell is fear? In fact, acknowledging fear means that you understand whatever it is that you are investing in (Except when you FOMO ofc, that's just greediness imo, invest at your own pace). Ignoring your fear means what you're doing is simply gambling imo.

[traderethereum]

You cannot just erase fear at an instant. You cannot expect a newbie to have no fear at all. Imagine a newbie buying his first Bitcoin at $65,000. The next hour it went down at $63,000. The next at $60,500. He went offline for a couple of hours. The moment he got back, the price was already at $56,000. He checked the news and it was full of bad things and FUD and bearish sentiments. Would you expect a newbie to stay cool in such a scenario?

Most newbies will panic and not be ready to see the price drops in the next few hours, especially if they lack information on when they should sell their bitcoin.
Even if that person is a pro trader, I am not sure he can remain calm down see the market move like that because when the price drops significantly, it could make many traders panic.
I admit that it is hard for me to decide, but I can only hold the bitcoin, but I will try to buy it for some amount.
Controlling the emotion while trying to keep analyzing the market will be better in that situation to determine what we need to do.
If we want to sell because we see the price will go down for more, we can do that but do not regret it.

[KaliLinux]

First thing to learn in BTCitcoin is Hodl it - Fear is not Real

That's wrong on so many levels! One of the first things newcomers should learn is how to properly keep those funds safe ^{[imagine what you've accumulated over a certain period of time, suddenly goes down the drain (it happens more often than one might imagine)]}.

That is the problem, the newcomers will always fall into this category because they are new and don't understand the market but rather only think of making profits and if this is not the condition of the market, that's the result we see however if you have been accumulating for a certain period of time, it would mean that, that investor should have understood the market trend enough not to panic sell.

[Ararbermas]

When BTCitcoin is under 1 dollar people think it's another WebMoney kind of thing, greed was becoming Fear people failed to hold on it.

Same thing keep repeating itself first Greed enter's and it turned up into fear and bought wrong judgements.

Fear of loosing FOMO is where we get out of positions and accept losses, FUD is what makes market down and it keep repeating itself.

New entries are more infected by these two viruses FOMO & FUD, with experience we learn how to deal with it. If there are no more new entries BTCitcoin will become more stable.

90% of crypto geniuses failed just because they failed to HODL it learn from them don't be one of them.  

First thing to learn in BTCitcoin is Hodl it - Fear is not Real

most people have fear it's because they don't have enough knowledge how to prevent losses and to protect their capital when it comes investing, trading and etc in crypto. Well that's what we called weak hands. Perhaps without them market has no rug pul or sudden changes in the price even though it's uptrending.   They're the main reason why market is so volatile..lol for me knowledge is more important because without such thing you will become greedy wherein not in the right time and have fear of course when making decisions.. That's why obtaining specific information is the first suggestion when someone asking what is the best steps to start in crypto but everyone don't listen and take it seriously.. 

[kryptqnick]

While I agree with the op that hodling Bitcoin could save many investors a lot of trouble, I, like some others here, disagree that fear isn't real. Fear is one of the strongest feelings that has one of the biggest forms of impact on our lives. You can't fight it by simply trying to stay delusional and claiming that it's not real. It's very real, and one has to acknowledge it to monitor its influence on one's life. Acting out of FOMO or FUD are bad choices, but it does not mean that there's nothing to drive people toward buying or selling coins irrationally.

[Betwrong]

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If there are no more new entries BTCitcoin will become more stable.

This is wrong. We need more people to start using bitcoin. The more bitcoin is used, the more stable (less volatile) it will be in the future.

Absolutely. We should never consider newcomers as something negative. The more people are using something, the better it is for its stability, but not only for that. What is even more important, imo, is that with more Bitcoin users, more talented people become involved in the project development, and that's always a good thing.

[Kakmakr]

First thing to learn about Bitcoin is definitely not to Hodl ..... Bitcoin is not primarily an investment option... It is a Currency!  If everyone just keep on buying bitcoins to Hodl, it will just eventually die out and the Miners will stop making money...so Mining will also die. 

So please stop encouraging people to Hodl bitcoins.... rather get them to use it as a Currency. The price will move more and be stable, if people used it more as a Currency.