In mid-2022, I closed all my $BTC short positions. By the end of the year, $BTC dropped to 17,000, and I went all-in long. The first half of 2023 was pretty volatile. I went on a one-and-a-half-month road trip to Xinjiang and other places. The whole market was bearish, Various KOLs kept saying the crypto space had lost its edge. Wave after wave of people mocked me and argued with me on Weibo. When the controversy was at its peak, I actually knew I was right. The best thing to do when people are criticizing you is to just hide away. Don’t look, don’t listen. Let the whole internet criticize me if they want. After that, I stopped updating my Weibo. In the second half of 2023, I stayed in a hotel in Hong Kong for half a year and barely saw anyone. And I made it through. Like Mencius’ mother moving three times, Your environment and the people around you definitely influence you. Stay away from toxic information sources. Quality over quantity—it’s always the right choice. Honestly, there aren’t that many truly smart people or that much wisdom out there. When you realize that wisdom is in Omaha, In the smart investors, In the letters to shareholders, In *Poor Charlie’s Almanack*, Your life will be much happier.