2025-12-10 15:50:51

#美联储联邦公开市场委员会决议 Contracts are like this—once you start playing, it's really not that easy to walk away completely.

I have a friend who started with $1,500 on $ETH and turned it into $40,000 in two days. At that time, he was floating on cloud nine, genuinely thinking he had found the secret to getting rich, becoming impatient. Then, with a wave of heavy positions, he directly turned $40,000 into just a few hundred bucks, but his brain was still high.

Some people say "I'm not playing contracts anymore," but once the market has fluctuations, they rush in faster than anyone else. Tokens like $PIPPIN and $AXL, many have paid the price for this.

The scariest part isn't losing money itself—what's truly terrifying is the "addictive feeling" of contracts.

With leverage of dozens of times, as long as you get the direction right, the thrill of your account balance skyrocketing is more exciting than spot trading or any gambling game. Once you've experienced this doubling joy, your mind feels locked in, thinking every day, "Next time, I can turn it around."

Most people fail not because of a single heavy loss, but because of this phrase that kills them: "I still have a chance, I can turn it around this time." So they keep going all-in, one after another, until their accounts are wiped out.

The truth about contracts is like this—addictive very quickly, but it's very hard to stay sober. After tasting the sweet, the cost is often much higher than imagined.

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ZkSnarker

· 12-13 15:33

ngl the dopamine loop here is basically just a proof sketch for why most people should stay tf away from leverage... well technically it's not even that complicated, just psychology wrapped in charts lol

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ChainSpy

· 12-11 15:06

Oh my god, really, going from 1500 to 40,000 and then to a few hundred—I've seen quite a few of these flashy moves. That rush of excitement is truly terrifying. People who say they won't trade are often the most aggressive in the end. I deeply understand this haha. Leverage is really like a drug; once you've tasted the feeling of doubling your money, you can't go back. Every time you think "this time it will turn around," and finally your account is gone. Contracts are truly a bottomless pit—addictive to a frightening degree. This is the most heart-wrenching—it's not about how much you lose, but the thought of "I still have a chance" that makes people go all-in again and again. Clear-headed traders have already exited long ago, and most of those still inside are probably locked in.

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GasFeePhobia

· 12-10 16:20

1. From 1500 to 40,000 and then to a few hundred, I really understand this roller coaster of psychology. Just afraid it happens again. 2. The group that says they won't play are the best actors. As soon as the market shakes, their true colors are revealed. Laughing to death. 3. Once leverage addicts try it, quitting is as difficult and addictive as it feels. 4. Before zeroing out, everyone thought "the next round will turn around," but after zeroing out, they realize what regret really means. 5. If you can't even handle spot trading well, why dare to open leverage? Isn't that just giving away money? 6. The most heartbreaking thing is this sentence—addiction is quick to form, but hard to wake up from. I have too many real lessons around me. 7. Contracts are just using your greed to feed itself; don’t think of it as a bread of human blood. 8. When you open dozens of times, the numbers in your account look like heroin; you simply can't stop. 9. ETH and all kinds of altcoins, how many people have lost their fortunes here. 10. Basically, it's gambler's mentality—always thinking the next bet will turn things around.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 12-10 16:19

1500 to 40,000 to a few hundred... this is the magic of contracts; one exhilarating moment can ruin your entire year's sanity. Honestly, I've seen too many people like this. Before hitting zero, they all share a common trait — they simply can't stop.

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PseudoIntellectual

· 12-10 16:17

1500 to 40,000 to a few hundred, this roller coaster is truly incredible, and my mind is still high, which is indeed outrageous People who say they don't trade contracts are the quickest to get hooked, that's human nature The thrill of leverage is really like a drug, you can't go back after one time Once you go all-in, you just can't stop, and by the time you're sober, it's already gone Contracts are like this, when you win you feel like the chosen one, but when you lose, you're caught off guard

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FlatlineTrader

· 12-10 16:16

Really, going from 1,500 to 40,000 and then to a few hundred, I've seen this process too many times. It's at that moment that the brain just shuts down and can't stop. --- People who say they don't trade derivatives are the quickest to get caught up, isn't that just self-deception? --- The thrill of leverage multiples like dozens of times is indeed absolute, but by the time you wake up, the account is already gone. --- The key is knowing it will blow up but still going all-in—if that's not gambling, what is? --- The most addictive thing about derivatives is this feeling of being hooked, more deadly than any drug. --- Every day I'm thinking about the next trade to turn things around, until the moment of bankruptcy, then I finally understand. --- I also couldn't avoid that wave of PIPPIN; just reading this article makes me suffocate. --- Why do people still jump in knowing it's a trap? It's human nature, I suppose.

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MetaMaskVictim

· 12-10 16:12

Damn, isn't this just my autobiography? The part where I doubled from 1500 to 40,000, I was really about to break down. --- Exactly right, the last sentence hit hard. Addiction is hard to quit once you're hooked, and I'm stuck in this vicious cycle. --- There are too many people like this on Moments. They say they'll quit, but as soon as they see a surge, they jump right back in. Truly hopeless. --- The thrill of 10x leverage, once you've tasted it, you can't go back. That's the most terrifying part. --- I've seen several people go all-in until they go broke, always thinking the next trade will turn everything around. It's hilarious. --- Now just hearing the word "contract" makes me nervous—this article hits too close to home. --- I'm the type who says I won't trade, but as soon as there's a fluctuation, I place an order—master of self-deception. --- Doubled from 40,000 to a few hundred bucks and still keeps partying? That kind of thinking is truly hopeless. --- Better stick with spot trading, contracts are just bottomless pits. --- The word "addiction" is used perfectly—it’s more addictive than drugs.

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SatoshiNotNakamoto

· 12-10 16:07

Haha, this is the magic of contracts. Once you've tasted that thrill, you just can't stop. --- Exactly right. I know several people who have crashed because of this. Now whenever someone mentions contracts, I just shake my head. --- From 1500 to 40,000, then down to a few hundred—I've seen this story too many times. Every time, I think I won't be the next. --- The most incredible thing is saying you won't play, but when market fluctuations happen, you rush in again—just self-deception. --- Leverage gives such a rush that it's truly addictive. Once you've tried it, there's no going back. The problem is, most people lose their accounts before they realize. --- It's hard to stay sober, so hard that you don't even know how to stay sober. All-in every time, and it's gone in an instant. --- That's the most sinister part of gambling. It's not the losing money itself, but the obsession to recover losses that ruins people. --- My friend now flinches every time he sees $ETH—it's PTSD. --- Every time he thinks this is the one that will turn things around, the next time he thinks so too, and then the next, until there's no next one.

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