1. Understanding of (MEME) meme coins
Many readers often ask questions about meme coins in the articles, mainly focusing on whether they are purely speculative and gambling.
It is undeniable that it indeed contains elements of speculation and gambling, but at the same time, I believe it is also a reflection of social phenomena on the blockchain, so I hold a relatively open attitude towards it.
I quite like meme coins; I have also participated in some fun meme coins (like SHIB, PEOPLE, etc.).
Meme coins are the tokenized expression of special events or special things after emotional fermentation.
In our real life, we often experience various significant events that frequently ignite our collective emotions. The most common ways to record these events and express these emotions in real life are through photos and news.
For example, the photo of Trump being assassinated made people remember that event forever.
In the crypto world, meme coins are not only a record of events and emotions, but they also go further by tokenizing and pricing these events and emotions, allowing everyone to become a part of these events and emotions by holding the tokens, generating direct empathy.
This is something that cannot be realized in real life, and it is probably also the root cause of the strong speculative nature of meme coins.
Of course, its negative effects are also obvious: it easily provokes irrational behavior among participants, and it is increasingly being assimilated into gambling.
I prefer meme coins that have a story and arise naturally, rather than those that are just random memes. The latter feels more affected and contrived.
Meme coins record events, and their prices reflect participants' emotions. Emotions are hard to maintain at a high level forever; no matter how exciting the event or how touching the moment is, over time, they will gradually calm down or even fade in people's hearts.
Therefore, it is difficult for the high prices of most meme coins to be sustained solely by emotions.
I will only treat meme coins as a game, as a patch of wildflowers or a little scenery encountered on the long journey of the crypto ecosystem. If it is something I admire and love, I will pause to appreciate it, remember its fleeting beauty, and cherish the short-lived happiness it brings me, but I will not remain lost in it forever.
2. Do we have a community?
This is also a question that readers often ask. We do not have a WeChat group; the public account is mainly used for publishing articles.
We also have Twitter, but it is only a backup tool for articles. Sometimes we can't respond to questions left by readers on Twitter in a timely manner.
Our communication method is very simple; currently, everyone leaves questions on WeChat, and I will try to respond to the important ones. Then, we have an online exchange on Twitter approximately every two months.
Apart from that, we have no other means of communication.
The purpose of my writing is not to form groups or build communities, but to document this period of history I have experienced and to prove that an ordinary person without any background can find their own opportunities and change their lives in this special era and field. I think this is particularly meaningful in this country.
I mentioned in my previous articles that for many years, I have taught a class introducing blockchain technology at a university every year.
I have a deep impression that in the first year, the government's policy was still very lenient, and the students were very enthusiastic during the class, even discussing some ecological projects with me after class.
However, by last year, I was surprised to find that the vast majority of students had little understanding of Bitcoin, with not many even having heard of it.
Eventually, there was one time I went outside to give a lecture to a group of recently graduated students. Apart from being concerned about what the exam questions would be and when they could get their certificates, the students showed no interest in crypto assets, cryptography, or the crypto ecosystem. The price of Bitcoin and investment opportunities in the crypto ecosystem seemed to them like matters from another planet.
Since then, I have canceled all external lectures and all so-called 'exchanges' of that kind.
The changes in the objective environment over the years have had such a significant impact on people; this is something I could not have imagined before.
I have always believed that cryptography is very meaningful for individuals, especially for young people.
On one hand, the hope in the crypto field in this country lies with young people; on the other hand, young people can also find good opportunities in the crypto field in the future.
However, for various reasons, this future has been interrupted.
Although I cannot express myself as I wish, if several years later, there are still readers in the country who can read my articles and be amazed: it turns out our country once had such a period of history, and there were such people who participated in this history, that would be great.
