Have you ever thought about a question: Why do some people choose to continue while others choose to leave when faced with the same unknown?
The answer is actually very simple - those who leave the market do not believe in Pi, but do not believe in time.
The number of Pi users is indeed huge. Tens of millions of active users, placed in any Internet product, are data that capital covets. But in the encryption world, between the huge number of users and the prosperity of the ecosystem, there is the cruelest thing: time difference.
This time difference is where we are standing now.
The infrastructure has not yet been fully implemented, external supervision is still in the fog, and killer applications have not yet exploded - so some people began to shake their heads: "Is this useful?" This sounds reasonable, but if you think about it carefully, isn't this just saying that a building under construction is "uninhabitable"?
Pi's dilemma has never been a technical issue, nor a consensus issue. There is only one dilemma: people always overestimate the change in one year and underestimate the possibility in five years.
What did those who left really lose? Not the price, not the project party, not the market - they lost to their own understanding of the law of time.
Human nature naturally loves immediate feedback. Just tap the screen and expect to see the results. Invest a little energy and be eager to cash in immediately. But the real game-changing thing is never in this rhythm. How many years did it take for the Internet to go from dial-up to fiber optic? How many years did it take for mobile payment to go from a novelty to a standard feature at roadside stalls? Which one doesn’t have people first, then scenes, and finally an ecology?
What Pi is doing now is precisely the most difficult path - gathering people first, then building a city.
You have to know that the fact that the system is not yet built is evidence that the system is taking shape. Chaos, uncertainty, and doubts are everywhere, these are the most normal aspects before dawn. If everything is settled, regulations are clear, and the ecosystem is prosperous, what will it be for ordinary people to do?
Many people don't understand this. They feel that if there is no application now, there will never be application. If it is not clear now, it will never be clear. They forget that all great ecologies have gone through an embarrassing period of "seemingly useless".
So, when someone asks you "Is Pi useful?" you can answer this: Before electricity was used to light up the world, it only flickered in the laboratory.
Every step Pi takes today is laying the foundation. The foundation is invisible, but without the foundation, there would be no tall buildings.
Those who choose to stay are not blind or stubborn. They just understand one thing more than those who left: the real value is never found in the three points in front of you, but in the turning point after time is extended.
When the day comes when the ecology breaks out, when all the infrastructure is in place, and when regulations provide a clear path - you will understand that all the waiting now is not in vain, but to stand firmer than others on that day.
Don't turn off your own lights on the eve of the system's completion.
The value of Pi does not need to be proven today. What needs to be proven is your patience with time. The wind has not come yet, but it will definitely come. The people who can stand on the edge of the wind are always those who were already there before the wind came.
Believe in time, believe in rules, and believe in yourself.
Pi, it’s just the beginning. What about you, are you still there?