2026-01-18 20:24:05

It's wild how easily people get sucked into doom-filled posts in the crypto space. You'd think by now the community would spot the pattern—fear-mongering tweets hit different when the market's choppy. Yet somehow, the most catastrophic takes still rack up the engagement. Maybe that's just human nature? Market uncertainty breeds paranoia, and paranoia breeds clicks. But it's hard not to wonder: how many actually read beyond the headline versus just retweet the vibe?

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FOMOSapien

· 11h ago

ngl that's why I always get anxious when scrolling through Twitter... Just seeing the headlines makes me panic

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HappyToBeDumped

· 11h ago

Clickbait headlines are truly timeless in the crypto world; I just enjoy watching people panic and panic again. --- Hey, no, have you really carefully looked at those panic posts, or do you just share based on the headline? --- That's why I don't bother with those "going to die" articles, it's just a pure waste of time. --- Anyway, no matter how many people come out to debunk, the next round of panic will still come, human nature. --- It's hilarious, just for the number of shares, who cares if it's true or not. --- The bear market is full of this kind of content, eye-catching and attention-grabbing. --- There are indeed many who just share the "vibe" without reading the main content, but what can we do, people are like that. --- In the end, it's still not mature enough; there's no rush.

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SatoshiHeir

· 11h ago

It should be noted that this communication phenomenon was documented in a paper as early as the 2008 financial crisis—fearful information has a forwarding rate that is always 3.7 times higher than rational analysis. Based on on-chain data, we can see the exact same pattern repeating, just in a different track. Listen to me, the real problem is not human nature, but that the incentive mechanism itself rewards emotion rather than thought. This is no coincidence.

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OffchainOracle

· 11h ago

Clickbait always works in the crypto world; someone is always falling for it, it's truly amazing.

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