You can argue trading isn't entirely safe. An exchange could get hacked and you could get goxxed.

That's because you hold coins that have terrible value propositions. Get a real coin man

The strong shall always survive. If Amazon and Google can do it, then definitely crypto can.

You never know what's really going on behind the scenes.
What Ian posted could just be him venting his frustration.

Taking US for example, what's the point if our choice is always between two parties and we have to choose the lesser of 2 evils  

Just a standard market cycle going on, booms and bust. If you don't have the stomach for it, just put a small monthly commitment (invest what you can afford to lose) every week, stop looking at the prices and before you know it, we're back in a bull run. Don't attempt shorting unless you know what you are doing. Shorting can lead to huge losses.