My girlfriend bought a copy of Harper's Bazaar.
The first time I saw this magazine was when a high school classmate in the county town bought it at the Xinhua Bookstore.
Looking at the pictures inside, I felt two words:
Classy!
At the end of the month, I brought it back to my hometown during the holiday.
I lay on the kang (a traditional heated bed) and read it, flipping through it several times.
I remember one page introduced Fukujin jeans.
One pair costs over 20,000 yuan.
My family’s annual income is only 30,000 yuan. After buying seeds and fertilizer, we might have 20,000 left.
I wondered what kind of person could afford these jeans.
City folks are really wealthy.
I was enjoying the fashion.
Then I heard the glass on the wooden-framed window start to shake.
Thud-thud-thud—it was the sound of a hand tractor approaching.
When the sound reached its loudest, it slowed down and stopped.
The door opened.
It was my dad who came back.
He first went to the outer room.
Then he pushed open the door with a bang.
He was wearing my older brother’s camouflage uniform from military training.
His pants were covered in corn silk.
Through gritted teeth, he asked me why I hadn’t heated the food (adding water to the pot, placing a steamer on top, then lighting the stove to heat the food).
I panicked and quickly put the magazine away.
I scrambled to get off the kang and started preparing.
My dad said, "Don’t bother!"
I said, "Then I’ll go unload the corn!"
So I went to the backyard and threw the corn into the corn storage.
I said, "I’ll help shell the corn this afternoon!"
(This way, I wouldn’t get scolded for other things.)
My $eth short position is still open.
I’ve lost the equivalent of a pair of jeans.
Thinking about it, things that seem like a big deal at the time—like not heating the food, losing 10 million, bottoming out on Ethereum and cutting losses, or getting trapped in a short position—might seem trivial years later.
But they’re interesting.
Even worth bragging about.
This is the joy of life, isn’t it?~
What are the opportunities to turn things around in this era?
Previously, everyone agreed that short videos and the crypto space were the main opportunities.
These are the only chances for ordinary people at the grassroots level.
I deeply resonate with this. In 2021, I started from zero followers, worked on Douyin, gained 500,000 followers, and earned my first bucket of gold.
Then I went all-in in the crypto space and made over 10 million.
Although I later lost it all, there’s no doubt that this is a path to turning things around.
Fans familiar with me know that I come from a particularly poor family, a poverty-stricken village in Northeast China.
Now, through running a Twitter account, things have slowly started to improve again.
So I believe that the path for underdogs to turn their lives around lies in new media and the crypto space.
After all, Twitter is also a form of new media.
I actually started working in new media back in 2014, from public accounts to Douyin, and now to Twitter.
Whether you’re an underdog or a big shot, Twitter is very important.
It’s a path for underdogs to turn their lives around and a business card for big shots.
That’s why we see many financially free big shots actively updating on Twitter.
People often like to say a motivational phrase:
“Are kings and nobles born different?”
And working on Twitter is a path that can help you realize this ambitious declaration.
Many people think success is just survivor bias.
Many lack self-discipline and can’t consistently update and produce content.
But now there’s @KaitoAI.
Recently, some people have criticized Kaito, while others have praised it.
I think Kaito serves as both a whip and a carrot to help you become a KOL and improve your social presence.
The project leaderboard rewards on Kaito are the carrot, encouraging you to frequently update content.
Actually, updating content is also beneficial for your account.
It’s like killing two birds with one stone.
The whip is the pressure from YAP points and some interactive group dynamics.
It forces you to interact and write articles.
For friends who lack self-discipline, this serves as a significant motivator.
I don’t like writing generic AI articles.
Recently, I’ve been writing one handwritten article every day.
Previously, I wanted to write but was too lazy to do so.
This is also due to external pressure.
As someone from a farming background,
I deeply understand one thing:
Complaints from underdogs go unheard. Only when you become successful will you have a voice and friends.
Instead of wallowing in self-pity, it’s better to take action.
The great trends of the world are unstoppable; those who follow them thrive, and those who resist perish.
If you go with the flow, you’ll achieve twice the results with half the effort.
If you go against the flow, you’ll be crushed.
I started working on Twitter in September 2023.
I also started from zero, with no resources or background.
No KOL friends, no money.
I deeply understand how hard it is for underdogs to turn their lives around.
That’s why you often see me interacting with small accounts.
Because when I only had a few thousand followers, I received help from many big shots.
Without their help, my follower growth wouldn’t have been so fast.
When you bloom, butterflies will come.
Compared to most of you, I might already be quite old, but I’m still persevering!
Never be afraid of starting late.
The best time to start is now.
@binancezh @cz_binance @heyibinance
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