Chainlink (LINK) long-term holder mocked for 8-year underperformance versus alternative assets

/biz/ · 45 mentions · novelty evergreen · first seen 2026-08-01 02:02

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A long-suffering LINK holder says the wait for LINK to moon has cost him life goals, now caring only about other pursuits.
Poster mocks LINK holders, asserting LINK will dump to $7 and never reach $10 and that buying BTC in 2021 would have been superior.
LINK holders who invested years ago are mocked as perpetual bagholders facing endless suffering.
LINK holders are mocked as only knowing 'pain and misery' from their investment.
75% of financial advisors can't beat the S&P 500, so retail investors should doubt their own edge.
Poster mocks Chainlink investors, urging them to sell LINK.

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/biz/62599330 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 31 replies The poster asserts that Chainlink can never reach a double-digit ($10+) price because only 'good coins' achieve that, mocking LINK holders ('stinkies').
/biz/62613624 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 32 replies Poster mocks Chainlink investors, urging them to sell LINK.
/biz/62606370 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 6 replies Poster mocks LINK holders, asserting LINK will dump to $7 and never reach $10 and that buying BTC in 2021 would have been superior.
/biz/62603109 ↗ live · archive mocking developing 5 replies Poster mocks Polkadot trading at $0.73, down 99% from all-time high.
/biz/62608733 ↗ live · archive skeptical evergreen 13 replies 75% of financial advisors can't beat the S&P 500, so retail investors should doubt their own edge.
/biz/62603015 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 12 replies Poster mocks LINK holders ('stinkies') as doomed to pain and misery, asserting LINK will never succeed.
/biz/62608021 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 4 replies LINK holders are mocked as only knowing 'pain and misery' from their investment.
/biz/62607069 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 2 replies LINK holders who invested years ago are mocked as perpetual bagholders facing endless suffering.
/biz/62605807 ↗ live · archive resigned evergreen 11 replies A long-suffering LINK holder says the wait for LINK to moon has cost him life goals, now caring only about other pursuits.
/biz/62602228 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 14 replies A mocking song-style post ridicules LINK holders for the token falling under $10 and being deep in the red.
/biz/62600893 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 12 replies A user reports having spent ten years, from age 30 to 40, spreading FUD about Chainlink.
/biz/62597851 ↗ live · archive bullish evergreen 21 replies Poster predicts LINK will reach $4,000 by end of year and pledges a crude celebratory act if it does.
/biz/62590986 ↗ live · archive neutral evergreen 49 replies LINK shows strength while Bitcoin dumps, lending credence to long-term LINK holder thesis despite historical underperformance.
/biz/62596234 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 6 replies The thread mocks 'linkoids' as delusional maximalists who believe Chainlink will power and monetise the entire world to the exclusion of all other assets.
/biz/62594389 ↗ live · archive hopeful evergreen 11 replies Users are asked for their Chainlink price target by the next halving, with $40 proposed.
/biz/62590067 ↗ live · archive skeptical developing 16 replies Accusation that Standard Chartered analyst receives payment to artificially hype Chainlink price prediction while similar analyst predictions for XRP receive less coverage.
/biz/62591739 ↗ live · archive accusatory evergreen 6 replies A user asserts that Chainlink holders are responsible for Bitcoin's recent price dump.
/biz/62586133 ↗ live · archive bullish evergreen 8 replies LINK has a meaningful probability of reaching $200, framed as motivation for pursuing long-term conviction.
/biz/62590150 ↗ live · archive bullish breaking 3 replies Standard Chartered issues bullish price targets for XRP and Chainlink by end of 2030.
/biz/62576360 ↗ live · archive cautionary evergreen 121 replies User avoided Chainlink despite peer pressure and instead pursued disciplined diversification as a superior strategy.
/biz/62589430 ↗ live · archive bearish evergreen 8 replies Chainlink will never exceed $10 in price again.
/biz/62582750 ↗ live · archive frustrated evergreen 13 replies User expresses sustained frustration and regret over LINK investment performance.
/biz/62588708 ↗ live · archive neutral evergreen 8 replies User expresses interest in Chainlink price movement in colloquial terms.
/biz/62581576 ↗ live · archive bullish breaking 117 replies Standard Chartered bank has initiated research coverage of Chainlink with a $200 price forecast for end of 2030.
/biz/62585538 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 9 replies Chainlink investors are being mocked for celebrating a modest price move to $8.70 while relying on speculative long-term price targets ($200 in 4 years) despite years of underperformance.
/biz/62589499 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 7 replies Long-term Chainlink holders are ridiculed for refusing to acknowledge losses despite poor relative performance.
/biz/62586138 ↗ live · archive defiant evergreen 3 replies User bought Chainlink specifically because it upsets people critical of the asset.
/biz/62582854 ↗ live · archive hopeful evergreen 4 replies Long-term Chainlink holder defends the asset through poetic affirmation against persistent mockery and underperformance.
/biz/62585943 ↗ live · archive bullish evergreen 4 replies Chainlink will reach $1000 by end of year.
/biz/62585000 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 8 replies LINK holders are celebrating a $200 price target prediction from a British bank over 4 years as if it is significant progress, revealing their underwater positions and desperation.
/biz/62588024 ↗ live · archive bullish evergreen 1 replies Kleros is an early-stage DeFi protocol positioned for 10x returns like Chainlink was, with insider accumulation ongoing.
/biz/62582126 ↗ live · archive bearish evergreen 4 replies User questions whether Chainlink developer Lubin is waiting for Ethereum to crash to $8k before accumulating, implying project stagnation.
/biz/62581727 ↗ live · archive bored evergreen 11 replies A buyer of LINK at $0.50 reports boredom with the asset's price performance.
/biz/62575436 ↗ live · archive resigned evergreen 19 replies A long-term Chainlink holder expresses resignation to holding the asset despite poor performance, using self-deprecating humor.
/biz/62579436 ↗ live · archive defensive evergreen 3 replies Chainlink's institutional partnerships justify holding despite poor price returns relative to earlier entry points.
/biz/62578081 ↗ live · archive bitter evergreen 11 replies User exits a Chainlink position after years of holding, characterizing it as abandonware.
/biz/62571291 ↗ live · archive hostile evergreen 7 replies Poster expresses intense hostility toward Chainlink and its holders, predicting the asset will crash.
/biz/62574503 ↗ live · archive critical developing 2 replies Sergey exhibits codependency-driven self-sabotage by giving away value at personal expense rather than building sustainable business practices.
/biz/62574431 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 3 replies A Chainlink holder's promised yacht party reward is being sarcastically compared to a heartbreak video.
/biz/62553996 ↗ live · archive despairing evergreen 11 replies User expresses despair over Chainlink holdings, characterizing the investment as a source of sustained pain and loss.
/biz/62570671 ↗ live · archive neutral evergreen 24 replies User claims to have accumulated 3000 LINK tokens at $20 per token.
/biz/62562382 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 18 replies A $150k investment made in August 2020 into Chainlink would have declined to $124k while alternative cryptocurrencies and the S&P 500 significantly outperformed, attributed to Chainlink holders' poor judgment.
/biz/62562547 ↗ live · archive hostile evergreen 7 replies A community member expresses frustration with Chainlink's leadership and suggests confrontation at a public event.
/biz/62551033 ↗ live · archive resigned evergreen Consistent purchases ('slurping') throughout the year have not grown the portfolio, indicating price stagnation or decline.
/biz/62548608 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 5 replies An 8-year holder of LINK at $8 would have fared better investing in silver, S&P 500, or Nvidia instead.

Chainlink (LINK) long-term holder mocked for 8-year underperformance versus alternative assets

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