hodling only gets harder I think as the costs of mistakes get exponentially higher. 

a few cycles ago one sends funds to the wrong address (user error, scam/shitcoining, lost keys, etc) one could fix that mistake relatively easy in terms of cost of energy/time.

Make the same mistake a few cycles out and one is never going to be able to be made "whole".

the "goal" may seem straightforward but evidently there's many paths to veer someone off course.

I don't think hodling is easy at all, it just appears that way