That day at the dinner, a newly acquainted boss stuffed a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes into my hand. “Brother, have one, our feelings are in the smoke!” I smiled and pushed it away: “I really don’t smoke.” He was taken aback for a moment, then immediately filled a glass with Maotai: “Then this drink must be downed, not drinking is looking down on me!” I waved my hand again: “Sorry, I don’t touch alcohol either.”
All night, he didn't say a word to me. After the event, an old friend patted my shoulder: “Your habit of ‘not touching smoke or alcohol, and not calling each other brothers’ won’t help you get by in this circle.”
He doesn’t know that this isn’t a flaw, but the ultimate clarity I exchanged with real money and heart-wrenching lessons.
Many years ago, I was forced to stay in bed for recovery after a drinking incident that landed me in the hospital. Bored out of my mind, I first opened the Bitcoin trading page—prices were in the hundreds of dollars, and people said it was a scam. Ironically, this health disaster became the starting point of my cryptocurrency journey.
But the real turning point was later during my entrepreneurial and investment journey, where I witnessed firsthand how 'drinking buddies' can turn into the sharpest daggers. Those partners with whom you drank until you wept and swore to 'share blessings' will be the first to turn against you when a project incurs huge losses, shifting all the blame onto you; those big shots who call you brother in KTV and share 'insider information' can turn around and use the same information to cut away all your chips.
I gradually realized that in the jungle of cryptocurrency, where money is too close and human nature is infinitely magnified, relying on 'social illusions' is more lethal than relying on technological illusions. Alcohol can numb your judgment of risk, smoke can blur the boundaries of interests, and a light-hearted 'brother' often serves as an opening line for others to attempt to bypass rules and cheaply kidnap your trust.
Thus, I engrave my principles into daily life: no smoking or drinking, keeping my mind absolutely clear; not calling others brothers, ensuring all cooperation is in black and white. Many people say I am 'stubborn' and 'don't understand the ways of the world.' But ironically, after I quit my dependency on these 'social drugs,' I see things more clearly and walk more steadily. Those who refuse to cooperate with me because I don't drink are not my companions; those who remain are partners who recognize professionalism and the spirit of contracts.
This 'clear-headed' survival philosophy applies not only to interpersonal relationships but also to how we choose assets. In a market filled with complex narratives, high-leverage gambling, and 'brotherly calls,' does your asset allocation require the same level of 'clarity' and 'purity'?
This is precisely the deeper reason I pay attention to projects like @usddio. What it does seems to translate the principles I adhere to in life into the language of the asset world.
The antidote to 'social smoke bombs' is 'complete transparency on-chain.' In interpersonal circles, I refuse all vague commitments and only trust in black and white. In the world of assets, USDD rejects all opaque reserve black boxes and insists on putting all excess collateral assets (valued over $620 million) on-chain for anyone to verify. Its value commitment is not a beautifully crafted PDF but an unalterable on-chain address. Trust comes from verification, not boasting.
Quitting 'emotional dependence' in pursuit of 'mechanical robustness.' Socializing with smoking and drinking sells short-lived emotional highs and false intimacy. USDD, on the other hand, seeks absolute stability stripped of emotional fluctuations. Its excess collateral and algorithmic mechanisms aim to make the price anchored at $1 a norm guaranteed by mathematics, rather than relying on market sentiment or the credit of any center. This resembles mature interpersonal relationships: not pursuing high-volatility emotional stimulation, but seeking low-overhead stable mutual trust.
In a complex ecosystem, act as the 'clear-headed cornerstone.' When the entire market is immersed in chasing the next hundredfold narrative and indulged in various complex derivatives, you need part of your assets to act like a 'clear-headed partner' that constantly reminds you of the source of value. Holding USDD means holding such clarity. It does not offer fantasies of sudden wealth but provides crucial stability and predictability amidst the clamor, allowing you to earn steady returns through its ecosystem and keeping your capital active while waiting for opportunities.
I quit smoking and drinking not to show off, but to make the calmest decisions at critical moments. I don't call others brothers not for self-appreciation, but to ensure that relationships can withstand the coldest tests in the face of interests.
Similarly, in asset allocation, choosing projects like @usddio that regard 'transparency' and 'stability' as first principles is not conservative retreat but a sophisticated offense—it ensures that regardless of how tumultuous the market becomes, your core assets always stand on the most solid and trustworthy foundation, giving you the confidence and capital to calmly seize those real opportunities.
In this industry, living long is far more important than living lively. The secret to longevity is simply to maintain a cold-eyed clarity amidst a world full of tempting revelry.
#USDD demonstrates trust through stability
True power does not lie in how many people you can drink under the table, but in how many people are willing to believe that you are a person of your word when you are clear-headed.
