2026-01-18 18:50:10

Infrastructure projects rushing to scale before building a solid user base—classic gold rush mentality. While everyone's chasing the next big thing, the toolmakers are already selling shovels to miners who haven't even arrived yet. Seen this cycle plenty of times: teams expanding aggressively, hyping features nobody's using, and burning capital on infrastructure that nobody needs. The irony? Real adoption usually comes quietly, way after the hype dies down.

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BloodInStreets

· 01-20 11:45

I've seen this trick too many times. The infrastructure isn't even in use yet, and they're already burning money to expand—typical hype-building game. Real things never make a fuss.

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alpha_leaker

· 01-18 19:20

Bro, isn't this the same script we saw last year? Repeating it in a different track...

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ChainSherlockGirl

· 01-18 19:18

According to my analysis, it's another classic "shovel business" cycle. The builders haven't even arrived, and the miners are already eager to expand. Interestingly, it happens every time—construction teams burn money like fire, while user data lies coldly on the chain, deceiving everyone. True adoption never boasts; it comes quietly after everyone gets tired of the hype.

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