Sometimes when you are feeling grumpy about the markets, I recommend you take a visit to the Hive space, particularly the leofinance community. The positivity as optimism there is almost unreal, and it is done while highlighting some big reasons to continue maintaining that strong optimism.
As someone stated today, the entire crypto space has and continues to come a long way. We have seen a widespread application and acceptance of a space likened by naysayers to an elite ponzi scheme and have proven some real utility in the process. Even the critics now look for holes to punch through, no longer criticizing the entire space altogether.
Acknowledging that we have come a long way is easy, but what many don't deliberately realize is that the crypto space has achieved this with so many barriers in place. Some have been self imposed by the community, while others are by regulators who seek to try and impose control on the space - to little success I might add. One of the more pertinent barriers is the space's complexity and difficulty in figuring out.
Ask many even now about crypto, and you'll get very different answers. The only thing many seem to relate with is the ability to generate returns and 'make us rich's. Few can explain the value proposition the space provides, and thus the reason for its complexity. While there have been improvements particularly with some specific projects, figuring out our way round the space is still pretty complex and does require a bit of learning and determination to even get started.
This is perhaps why trading is so popular among newbies, because in a space so complex users want to maximize their attention span and ensure that it provides maximal returns. Some projects with high long term value but high complexity are probably deemed 'not worth it' by this group of investors. Yet the word of mouth continues to play a role as the space continues to evolve and grow. Many who come here haven't run away contrary to what the mainstream would like us to believe, even in periods of massive downturn.
My point is that if we are making this much strides in such a complex web as of now, imagine how things would be going into the future. It isn't easy being your own bank, or your own employer - two sectors the space continues to address. Figuring how to make this thing easier is part of our evolution and when that happens, we are going to experience more users and investments coming into the space.