We are in a bear market, (granted, it's easing up a bit), but it's a huge dip, since we had the $20,000 ATH hit sometime in December 2017. So here are the Silver linings in the dark clouds..
More FUD resistance. Well consider this just like a vaccination. We all have that Fever that follows vaccines. But the good thing is it shoots up our resistance, our nerve. To handle bad news
Okay, at least with passing time, we are seeing less of useless forks. Why? I truly believe by next bull run, most useless forks will fail to gain use and market shares and would eventually drop off, and original ideas will dominate
No more shitcoin. Coins like bitcoin gold, diamond, platinum, sapphire, ruby etc etc. If this market continues for a 1 more month, we would be rid of shitcoins.
No more moon-heads. This particular issue can really rankle me up. You won't read 2 posts without a 'when moon' or 'when lambo' post popping up somehow. Especially in Telegram threads
Mass adoption. Technology will advance. I With tech advance we will see adoption rates going up. Technology like Ripple, Nano would get some look-ins
The real HODLers would be shown. And this would show peeps that really believe in projects. Not just 'get-rich-quick' guys
"Bear" is part of the trading market ecosystem even prior for crypto existence. There are lots of advantages that we can grab on a bearish season and that is an obvious thing so for those who aren't used to this kind of trend, better be educated on what "bearish" market can bring.
Yes others might be on loss, whether small or large, but during that trend, traders will be test their ability on how they can ride it and turned this
"negative" scene into something that they can have a benefits.
Newcomers must also understand that there are no such thing as continous uptrend as even how good the growth is, always expect that a dip or crash may happened on the way.