That is the lesson that I would like to share on this platform: If you have an idea, any idea, just do it. Do it now. Build now.
It turns out that there are a lot of morons. Role the dice, you are likely not one of the bag holders, as one of the readers of this comment. I wish I had been younger when I had realized this circle of life.
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> The Comment's Meaning
> The commenter is drawing a parallel between two situations:
> The crypto regret: They dismissed cryptocurrency in 2012 (when Bitcoin was worth very little) and presumably missed out on massive gains Now with OpenClaw: They're apparently skeptical about the OpenClaw/Clawdbot hype and worried they're making the same mistake again
> The Cynical Lesson
> The commenter's takeaway is darkly humorous and a bit bitter:
> "Just do it" — Don't overthink, just build and ship things > "There are a lot of morons" — This is the key insight. They're suggesting that success in tech/investing isn't always about being right — it's about participating in markets where enough people will buy in, regardless of underlying value
> "Roll the dice, you are likely not one of the bag holders" — Statistically, if you're early to something that gains traction, you'll probably profit before the bubble pops. Someone else will be left holding worthless assets.
> Context: OpenClaw
> OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot, then Moltbot) is an open-source AI agent that's gone viral over the past few weeks. Created by Peter Steinberger, it runs locally on users' devices and can autonomously manage emails, calendars, browse the web, and take actions across multiple apps via WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, etc. CNBCWikipedia It's gained over 100,000 GitHub stars in two months. Wikipedia The comment is on a post titled "A sane but bull case on Clawdbot / OpenClaw" — so there's clearly debate about whether the hype is justified or if it's another tech bubble.
> The commenter seems to be saying: "Even if this is overhyped nonsense, maybe I should just participate anyway, because betting against hype hasn't worked out for me before."