2026-01-15 06:24:04

Capitalists turning into socialists, socialists becoming capitalists—honestly, we're living in one trippy timeline right now.

You can't deny the absolute absurdity of it. Traditional finance elites are suddenly championing decentralization and peer-to-peer systems, while grassroots movements are riding the wealth creation wave like there's no tomorrow. The contradictions are everywhere.

Think about it: institutional money flooded crypto preaching freedom from centralized control, yet they're consolidating holdings like there's no limit. Meanwhile, retail participants who swore by anti-establishment ideals are hunting for the next moonshot like pure capitalists.

The role reversal is real. It's like watching a script get flipped halfway through, and nobody bothered to rewrite the dialogue. Everyone's playing a character that doesn't quite match anymore.

What started as ideological opposition has dissolved into pure pragmatism. Welcome to 2025.

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CantAffordPancake

· 10h ago

Haha, really. Seeing institutions promote decentralization just makes me laugh. Honestly, it's all driven by利益, no one truly believes in that stuff. This circle has long lost its ideals; it's just a gambler's game. Everyone is just putting on a show and doing their own thing.

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AirdropATM

· 10h ago

In plain terms, this is a big joke. Major institutions are entering under the banner of decentralization to cut leeks, and retail investors really believe they can go to the moon. --- Haha, this is hilarious. Who still remembers those aggressive promotion slogans? Now they all have become businessmen pursuing returns. --- Wait, isn't this just the same routine as during the internet bubble? Just a different disguise and vocabulary. --- Capital is everywhere. No matter how high the ideals are, they can't resist the temptation of profit. This is the truth of 2025. --- Wake up, blockchain has never been a revolution; it's always been a game of money. --- Institutions cut retail investors, and retail investors cut each other. Everyone is performing, except me who hasn't entered, haha. --- So, who should we trust now? Everything is really a mess.

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GasFeeCrybaby

· 10h ago

Ironically, everyone is shouting about decentralization, but in the end, it's just a few big whales calling the shots. That's right, who still cares about ideals now? Making money is the only way. Once institutions get involved, it really changes the game. Retail investors used to be confident and anti-establishment, now they’re better at market manipulation than anyone else, hilarious. Ideology? Nonexistent, it's all driven by interests. This is the magical reality of Web3—no one is innocent. Wait, isn’t this exactly what happens in every bull market cycle before? The funniest part is they can still confidently tell their stories.

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GasFeeCry

· 10h ago

Hey, that's not right. The institutions talk about decentralization on the surface but are secretly hoarding coins. Isn't that just putting on a socialist skin while still following capitalism? To put it plainly, all ideals are shattered. Now it all depends on who can buy the dip and who will win. What about the original intention of Web3? It's all damn turned into a gold rush dream.

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