Good post, and I can 100% relate to this in my own journey. Back in 2016, I was working as an engineer earning 4-5k per month. At that time, it felt like a lot honestly, but what I didn't like was that the only way to up the salary was to either work more hours, or switch jobs frequently to bump up the salary. Eventually, I started investing in stocks and I kept on doing this until the end of 2020. But still, I felt it was a slow route to freedom and really making it. But what really changed my mindset was when I met a guy from Twitter IRL. He had like 500 BTC at that time, which was equivalent to about $5m. It felt like a huge number, and I was blown away because he was both younger than me and more risk-seeking. My NW was like 1/10 of his, and I asked him how I could get to his level. He basically told me to stop being so afraid of betting it all, going all in when I had conviction in something. If you lose, you just go back to where you already are. In the summer of 21' I bought ETH for everything I had, at around 1900-2100, my NW doubled 3 mo later as ETH hit $4k, and since then I've been full time crypto. After that, I went deep into the ecosystems of Terra, Fantom, and Avalanche. Opportunities in DeFi still exist like those we had in 2021, you just have to dig deeper. And follow the people that actually use the strategies they preach, not the Kaito farmers. Ending this with the best quote from @0x_Leo_'s text that makes you think: "Why would I aim for so little when there are people making what I'd make in 10 years in less than 24 hours with the press of a few buttons?"(Route 2 FI)