Nope, it usually depends on what country or particular place you live in because bitcoin doesn't get through as much as we think in certain places. And not every country has business establishments or stores that accepts bitcoin especially here in our place. The only advantages of bitcoin payment here is ordering international markets and dealers like Alibaba and Amazon, which makes us in advantage also not to move frequently our assets in bitcoin form.
But I do hope soon that there will be some establishments here in our place that do accepts payments in bitcoin form.

Let me guess, you also lived in the South-Eastern part of Asia right @Finestream? If yes, we're the in the same region or even same country. I also used to play Dota1 til Dota2 and Counter-Strike too during my high school to college days with my mates and gamble with our money for a battle of raise to 3 if such bets are too big because it's a 5v5 game. Such days are so good and fun to remember! Now, I'm just only watching it in e-sports or youtube about their annual international tournaments because I have no time anymore due to work commitments.

Yes, maybe it's quite true that it is normal these days to change but it doesn't mean to change all of it because the market is changing, there still some good old ways of strategy that is very handy and convenient until this very time.
But if you're already out of techniques then you can do your own research in the internet and it's for free, you just have to pick certain strategies that suits your ability or doesn't put you in a difficult situation.

They can't stop gambling because they are fed up by the loop created by the casinos and they eventually get addicted either they win or loss, it's the same result. When you win, greed takes over and having the desir to win more and if you lose, you can't get out empty-handed because that money you gambled was maybe your monthly salary and you want to get back that money you lost until you didn't realized that you're in a debt already.

Promotions are other kinds of techniques (that looks to good to be true) are alreay a scam to get that money you brought into their casinos. And it's not very new!

Daytrading is not for everyone especially for beginners or a novice because it requires such commitment like doing a full-time work that everybody can't usually able to do, also it isn't good idea because it's more like gambling than investing and it's quite very addicting.
Yes daytraders usually make huge profits from it than holding it but it can be very costly per transaction.

On the other hand, holding is the crowd favorite and for everybody because it can also give competitive returns with a low to medium risk depending how much you invest. And it doesn't require time because it's a long-term commitment.

Personally, I've been in this industry for over 5 years now and I don't recall myself using any coin as a medium for any transaction and aside from that, it's very hard to see any stores or shops that accepts bitcoin or any crypto as a mode of payment here in my country.

So, I think it's safe to say that I'm a fiat guy because I never experienced buying some sort of stuff or food using my coins. But it's good for me that I can maintain my asset because I always see it as a sort of investment rather than using it to pay stuffs and as long as I can, I won't touch it to buy any other things except for the returned profits I had from trades.

It depends, for me, I will certainly take a brief peek of their history, records and recent 2 fights. I won't always go for the crowd favorite and champion because it's a trap the way I usually see it.
So no matter what the odds is, aside from luck, I will certainly go for the underdog if their stats are close enough and underdogs won't be long before they can be called champions. I always prefer probabilty rates rather than betting just because the payout is double or triple. But anyways, that's my opinion and I can't say that I'm always right and win the bets.

I guess all of those shitcoins/memecoins are seeing bitcoin as their number 1 rival in this industry, and yes it's completely understandable for those who invest in Shiba Inu to have their hopes so high but it's also very irrational to say that SHIB can beat bitcoin or even ethereum.
It's still a very long rocky road for SHIB to be able reach the top 5 spot, maybe it will take a decade to reach that desired spot. But who knows, it may take less than expected but I can see potential in SHIB but unfortunately it doesn't belong to my portfolio for now.

Ofcourse, there will be always a media who will always put a bad image on every president especially Bukele who have made a huge move and bought 200 BTC in one clean sweep. Even though Bukele has a pure intentions to their country and its countrymen to lift them from poverty and make El Salvador a great country, there will still always a harsh comment about it, always questioning every move their government made, and it's not new in our time.

But it's too soon to say that they'll reap good fruits on this huge move they make, maybe we can know in a few years to come if there will be a positive changes.

We can't really say that he is a dictator even if he joked once that he's the "World's Coolest Dictator"

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/26/naybib-bukele-el-salvador-president-coolest-dictator

It may sound unusual to see a president trusted bitcoin so much and eventually bought 420 BTC using their country's money. Anyways, we can't say such things because we aren't in his shoes and ofcourse being a president, we can say they studied and vote for it before buying huge amounts of btc. And President Bukele is also a successful businessman so it's safe to say that he sees something about bitcoin than us before making such huge move.

But I can't deny that it's so insane to buy 420 BTC and it is so huge to buy it once and choosed to trust their funds in bitcoin.

I'm also struggle with this very problem, ofcourse we don't know how deep is that dip we're waiting for or is it a bad timing to buy now? And I can't see that certain dip we're looking for but what I did is I choose what dip I can afford and then wait when that price comes, until then that is the time for me to buy. It's also the same struggle for "when to sell" because as I said we won't know unless we have that certain amout we project.

And what I learn is it's never too late to buy any coins, you can start portion by portion until you can afford more. Don't wait for that dip because if you buy now then you're already starting to profit rather than waiting for that dip to come and eventually miss the opportunity.

It depends where is our choosen field of expertise is, and yes you're certainly correct investing is more easy, secure and less risks out of all the options mentioned by the OP. Also, I always prefer to invest because it doesn't require more time and constant checking like the trader does.
And for gambling, I prefer to keep myself distant from that option cause I already proved that I'm not lucky in that field.

Let me ask you, what is your intention of that certain coin you bought?
You bought it as an investment to make profit, right?

It's all about investing and making profit that's why you and me are here roaming in this crypto industry. In fact, we're lucky to have this alternative to generate and create a passive income to add in our portfolio. The important thing is you have goal, let's say you bought bitcoin at a price of $20k and your goal is to double it, then you should sell it when the price is already $40k. You don't need to hold it forever and don't know when to sell it. My advice is sell regularly while also hodling for long-term investment.

Yes it's true that money can't buy (literal) happiness and happiness starts when living in content. But you see, many people can't understand that for various reasons, and ofcourse especially in Asian country you strive not just for yourself but because of your family also. That's why we mostly spend our time working to put food in our table, pay bills and other needs.
In additional to that, when we live comfortably it also comes spending fancy needs and wants, paying for people who works from us, meaning more bills again. That's why we seek endless money to maintain our position and survive in this harsh world.

I still believed that some matches are fixed but the information was only limited in the higher ups and management, only limited people can really know if a certain game will be fixed. Some coaches and referees were bribed but still they can't share that information because of NDA.
But on the bottom, only scammers are present and usually they're the ones who are talkative and know how to play your mind to consider their offer. The issues were already present from the stone age until now, and unless we can't prove it, it's better to stay silent only bet what you can afford to lose.

Honestly, those coins you listed OP isn't gonna get you anything and are nearly considered as shitcoins. Let's say you'll profit from those projects/coins you mentioned, still it won't last and can't give you the competitive returns that you wanted.
It's good thing that you have posted your plan in this forum because you could've wasted your $1000. My friendly advice is do some more research, gather facts and informations of which coins and projects should you really invest and can give you promising or competitive returns than the ones you choosed. There are plenty dozens of coins and projects out there that's more feasible.

Indeed, banks are for fiat and crypto is for digital currencies, it can't be mixed because it is a different element and different goal. Banks will stay even if they decide to go against crypto because they are designed in certain way to provide certain financial transactions or needs that the crypro can't give and banks will still function til next decade or more.

And if banks will start to adopt crypto transactions then that's just an added services to the people.

The financial crisis that happened in 2008 was the reason why bitcoin was born in 2009, and yes since the bitcoin was created it haven't triggered any economic or financial crisis at all because its value is not that huge and it's not introduced yet into public like these days. Bitcoin was orignally created to gave people more option and as a digital currency rather than just using fiats into payment system, but since bitcoin now is so popular and it is the most trusted crypto and digital currency, it made the central government and banks to shake because of the people continually converting their fiats into crypto due to lack of trust and to avoid inflation.

People wants to save and be comfortable that's why many have choosed the "bitcoin option" rather than placing it in banks in the term of "savings" while in-fact their fiats is slowing deprecated.

I literally would do that too without any second thought. Ofcourse you did train so much for yourself to avoid heaving punches or chances of being beaten up. What more in a relaxed exhibition fights where money is like a honey flowing endlessly just to watch fights that aren't frequently see.
The best example for that is Conor McGregor when he fought Floyd Mayweather, which the match was named "The Money Fight" and that match alone was the biggest payout for McGregor and was paid with an of estimated amount of $85 million, without any serious injuries. That business mindset with a proper skills will always give you guaranteed money.

Same here, I also work from 8am-5pm but we all know that it isn't enough to save for future or emergency funds because the bills and needs are also catching up. Good thing cryptocurrencies is there to help as have a passive income.

I really prioritize bitcoin as my main passive income, even if I don't have much in my portfolio but I still have trust in it knowing that bitcoin has grown so much for the past 10 years since it was introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto. I personally try to invest weekly while also holding it until I am comfortable to diversify it to other altcoins. For now, I'm currently investing into BTC and ETH because as I said, I'm still working on daily basis and doesn't have plenty of time to work full-time in this forum and other means to make profit in crypto.