“Don’t be the loudest sheep, and don’t be the fattest sheep.”

I. Recognize the Essence: Don’t be the “Awakened and Angry Sheep”

  • Anger is for the shepherd to see; ultimately, there are only two outcomes:

    1. Being slaughtered → Establishing dominance (or authority)
    2. Being penned → Being drained (or exploited)

  • Many “awakened sheep” simply become “negative examples for display.”

→ Strategy: Remain low-key, be clear-headed internally, be unassuming externally, and avoid becoming the “leader sheep.”

II. Reduce the Degree of Harvesting: Hide Your Wool

  • You provide a little bit of wool, pretending to be “dutiful,” but the real wool must be hidden where “others cannot see it.”

  • Specific real-world equivalents:

    • Diversified income streams (not relying on a single pasture)
    • Asset relocation or secretive investments
    • Skill reserves (not being in a role that can be replaced at any time)
    • Mental independence (not participating in the self-destructive competition within the flock)

→ Strategy: “I may not be the richest sheep, but I live freer than you.”

III. Establish the “Sheep’s Secret Passage”: Be the Sheep with a Backdoor

  • Historically, the sheep that lived comfortably were always " amphibious": → On the surface, they are sheep, but they quietly dig a tunnel behind the scenes.

    • Tech immigration
    • Overseas accounts
    • Digital identity
    • On-chain assets

→ Strategy: Never expose your entire self within the pasture system.

IV. Avoid Internal Competition and Mutual Harm: Don’t help the shepherd bite other sheep

  • The most basic sheep like to step on others to lift themselves up, competing to be the “leader sheep.”
  • In reality, this only gives the shepherd another handle to grab, and eventually, they are slaughtered anyway.
  • Truly smart sheep signal to each other, form invisible small groups, share secret resources, and refrain from reporting each other.

→ Strategy: Maintain tacit understanding among the sheep, and try to unite with “like-minded awakened sheep,” but without exposure.

Summary:

“Be the sheep that looks ordinary, contributes moderately, is calm internally, and has an escape route.”

“While others are engaging in internal competition and mutual harm to become the ’leader sheep,’ I have already dug a small path leading to another pasture in the back hills.”