I recently figured something out: this is just how the market is, it's just that the bear market has messed up our mindset.

To put it bluntly, the crypto market is simply much younger than the US stock market. What does being young mean? There's more room for innovation, but also much more volatility. More importantly—the signs of manipulation are more obvious, and some things are honestly pretty disgusting.

But on second thought, complaining doesn't help. Since we've chosen to stay here, we have to accept the way things are now. It takes time for markets to mature, and what we're going through might just be a necessary part of the journey.