It would seem that there is a paradox afoot...
To those who don't know, a paradox is a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Let's be honest, almost everyone in this industry is currently motivated by "earning money". What startles me about that is all the hate and slander I see towards those people that decide to "earn money" by posting referral links, we're all here to make money, why the discrimination?
What startles me about this cry for "regulation" on the exchanges currently manipulating the market and/or pump-and-dumping; this whole movement was put in motion to GET AWAY from "over-regulation" and the corruption it brings, yet the uneducated are crying for the exact regulation that goes against the theology of "Cryptocurrency"...
It seems 95% of this movement currently wants the price to skyrocket indefinitely with no reasonable correction ever.
That same 95% wants some sort of "regulatory entity" watching over them like parents to make sure there's no bullies or thieves in this wild-west gold rush, and to make sure they won't ever lose money (or better yet return their money if they happen to get "scammed")
Let's put it simply; you can't have a nice looking cake and eat it too, you can have one or the other...
You can have an environment of ripe money-making potential, or you can stigmatize referral and affiliate links...
You can have freedom to spot the "whales" and ride their curtails, or you can lobby for them to be slaughtered, leaving no waves left in the ocean (volatility)
You can sell the tops, buy the bottoms and enjoy life, or you can keep imagining a solid rocket-ride to the moon with no return-trip ever...
You can have one, or the other, you cannot have both, try and you'll wind up with nothing...