# LongTermHodler

Dear Gate family, Dr. Han and the entire team,
Last night I read Dr. Han's 13th-anniversary letter and thought to myself, "This is why Gate is my main base." As a crypto investor who has been in the market for 7 years; someone who has been thrilled in the bull market and cried in the bear market, taken rugs, experienced FOMO, and then recovered again, I can say this: This letter is not just a "thank you," it's a complete vision manifesto.
Dr. Han's choice to leave his optoelectronics postdoctoral program and choose the "uncertain but right path," sitting down with a few people on that cold win