After being in this game since 2021, I need to make one point for the n00bs.
Community is everything. If you don't have people you TRUST in this space, you are going to suffer. And if you do, thats okay, we all have.
But there are so many grifts going on rn, and I'm seeing communities and GCs shill every single thing that they see, which automatically tells me whether they are worth being a part of or not.
If you're a leader of a community, you need to take care of your people.