i loved the trenches. i loved finding a coin at 3am that nobody knew about yet. i loved the group chat going crazy when something we aped together actually ran. i loved refreshing dexscreener like a maniac while i was supposed to be doing literally anything else. i loved that nowhere else on earth could you buy a picture of a dog and make rent off it. i loved trading pure attention and winning. i loved sitting in a telegram at 4am with strangers from 6 different countries who felt like family. i loved the green candles that made you feel invincible. i loved the red ones that humbled you. i loved the dev who actually showed up. i loved the artist who made something beautiful for a coin worth nothing. i loved the holder who never sold even when it made no sense. i loved that the trenches gave regular people a shot. no degree. no connections. just you and your phone and a feeling. i still love the trenches. i just want them to be what they used to be.