Gap anon Uncoiler

i would have pursued trading back then, no matter what anyone told me, I was a 19 y/o kid, misled by dreams sold to me. knowing what i know today, I probably wouldnt. I bet i could've had much higher ROI and been much more useful to society, doing smth else. because trading isn't just about what you can make of it, it's the capital you have, and i've been much fortunate in how acquired mine. there's stories of people that came to crypto and just grinded out weird edges and made a ton of money from a small pool of capital. or that did it in small caps betting 30% or more of their account in a high probability strategy, but with a large tail, where so many blow up. but that was never me. i was grinding out the same "edges" (risk premia) I am doing today, aiming for 25%-40% a year, depending on how much vol you're willing to eat. if you're doing that, even if you have $100k to your name, you're barely making poverty wage in the US. and $100k is a lot for the majority of people starting out, it certainly was for me. if you start a business, you can start it virtually for almost no money down (not all ofc) , and start doing valuable services here and there. you can have your money sitting in a bank account or a broker, safe, while myself am constantly worrying if/when all the work I've done for the last years, will evaporate due to a hack, a mistake, or just my own incompetence. if you're going to be a successful trader, you're probably not the person that will listen to any of this, but i really cant make the case for it. its a really hard business, and you can get most of the upside by just investing in indexes and maximizing your craft in another area.