New Year, Same Machine
New Year’s resolutions can be especially hard in this hobby because the environment doesn’t slow down when people try to reset—it speeds up. January is supposed to feel like a clean slate. But in the hobby, that “fresh start” energy is often the exact thing the system pulls on—because optimism and vulnerability sit right next to each other. On the platform side, the start of the year is rarely quiet. You’ll see new year, new