You see it all the time in crypto: someone watches a successful trader or entrepreneur make bold moves, thinks they've cracked the code, then tries the exact same playbook. Reality hits different when you're actually executing it. The risk tolerance, capital cushion, timing, reputation buffer—none of that transfers over. What worked for them under their specific conditions falls apart instantly under yours. The cemetery of failed copycats keeps growing. It's not about lacking talent; it's about underestimating the complexity of what success actually demands. This pattern repeats constantly across the ecosystem.