That's right. When you reach that point, you really have to reassess your self. Re think if it is is till worth it to gamble. Sad to say, not all gamblers are wise, some of them are fools. They are thinking that when they are keep on losing, there will be a day that they will hit the winning hard that would raise them from their debts.

In my opinion, we do not have to reach that, we should learn from others experience a long with a few loss, that's enough.

That would take you a long time, but it is a good way. There are times that when we are desperately in need, we can do things that we really don't like to do, but for the sake of "rush" we can do it without second thought, like selling what we have for a very low price, or loaning an amount from a loan shark with a very high interest.

That's the reason why we should save while we still can, so we don't get tangled at those trying times.

I believe that people can say that they can earn bitcoin because they are earning here in this forum and in faucets. How about if we are not in this forum? i don't think that we can still say that we can make a living out of Bitcoin.

In my opinion, micro job earners might not affect bitcoin, because they do not invest money on it. We need more investors, as in more, not just few whales for bitcoin to survive to a long life.

Gold price doesn't move that fast, unlike Bitcoin. OP has $200 worth of Bitcoin that time, last year, so, even without doing anything, I think it is now more than triple in value if he keep it up to now.

Both trading and investing is risky. For a newbie, I think it is not advisable, unless OP is ready and don't care too much about that amount.

The growth of Bitcoin doesn't matter and won't be a reason for it to replace dollar. Governments are not into things that they are not in control of. Government might start to regulate Bitcoin, but when it comes to replacing their currency, No, that's not possible, probably they would just create a cryptocurrency version of their fiat.

But, that's true, it may take many years.

Few of my cousins who are also gamblers are doing the same. Lots of superstition before leaving the house going to casino up the time they win and what they will do with the money they won.

Honestly, I don't believe on those superstitions, maybe that's one reason why people have a hard time forgetting their gambling habit.

Both are risky, neither of them are profitable in the long run. Online investments never last long, same as in gambling, you can't win forever in it.

Better keep your Bitcoin in your wallet and do something for you to earn or invest it on your own business, not on any one else shady investments. If it fails, it's fine, you are the one wring the future of your business.

What matters is their interest. If they are not interested in what you are saying, it will be useless. Social medias are sometimes not a good influence to teens. Sometimes it changes their perception about a thing. Just take a look at the teens that are present in this forum. They are looking at Bitcoin as a way to earn, not a money to use.

It's okay if earning Bitcoin could help them, however it sometimes make them greedy. Not good IMHO.

That's true, giving up gambling is never easy. But it doesn't mean that it is as bad as drug. Remember, gambling never later any of your senses and your ability to think, like what drugs do.

It means, it is possible to give up on gambling without so much effort. You only need to be willing and that's it, you are good to go.
In my opinion, if a person has a job, I don't think that he will get addicted to it, unless there is a extreme reason why he became a gambler and got addicted to it.

As the OP mentioned, he is not into HYIP or investment scams, therefore, he is into something that he invest his money and at the same time he is in control of his investment.

I don't trust ICO's, most of them are fraud, joining them would only mean you are contributing to their agenda.
I think buy and sell is a little better. You are in control of your goods and you are in control of your capital.

Honestly, this would not be easy. People are skeptic when it comes to things that they don't see. However, explaining to them what is Bitcoin is a good idea, but convincing them is the part you should not expect anything.

Let alone Bitcoin show itself what it is capable of, this is not a pyramid or any program with incentive that you need to convince people to use it.

That is where everything went wrong with Bitcoin. It's all about Hearsay. People keeps on telling other people that Bitcoin is illegal because it's been used in illegal things. Just like how speculation works in Bitcoin world.

In my opinion, Bitcoin is not illegal, it's just that no one cares about its existence except for those who are after its value and volatility.

I keep mine both in online wallet and on desktop wallet. I put few in online wallet so when I need it I don't have to install my wallet on my desktop.

When it comes to safety, that's what I am doing, I just install my wallet when I really need a bigger amount to cash out. I am also dividing my Bitcoins in different wallets, just for safety too.

Just let them talk bad things about Bitcoin. Just like how you listen to uninteresting people, when they are talking nonsense, you listen then forget.

Sometimes people who talk too bad sometimes mean that they don't understand what they are saying, or sometimes they lack knowledge about it. Just like Bitcoin, in my experience, people that I talk too always think that Bitcoin is not a good thing in the internet.

It depends. When Bitcoin stops to impress its user, I think this will start to fade. I am confident that with the recent forking and the next if it will happen, I think it will lead to almost perfection. If that happens and Bitcoin go more mainstream year by year, I think it will last long.

In my opinion, what's the use of knowing it after 100 years when no one for surely live as long as that and still a Bitcoin enthusiast.

Well, when it comes to price, it doesn't matter, and when it comes to usability and Customer protection, I think Paypal is still better. But even with that I still prefer Bitcoin. Because I don't have to deal with banks and exposing my identity specially when paying online.

The more we see companies that accept Bitcoin, I am sure that Bitcoin will dominate paypal. Hopefully it happens in the coming years.

I mistakenly send Bitcoin to my different bankroll, not on where I was playing. My appetite to gamble was gone that time and when I use the Bitcoin on my bankroll on the other gambling site, I was busted and that really makes me feel bad.

Well, I am tired that time and I have to shut off my computer earlier and have a rest instead.

Trading it to Altcoins. That's the best option that I know where you can earn with Bitcoin. That is if you have something in your wallet, if you are empty handed, then you will start from the scratch and do all the micro jobs that you know.

Other than that, try to put up a business in real life where you accept Bitcoin, who knows, you could be the pioneer and your business might boom if there are other Bitcoin users in where you are.

We can't prevent that from happening. Bitcoin is money so everyone is using it the same as whatever they do with their real money.

All I can say to OP is to stop attaching his/her emotion to Bitcoin, it won't bring any good in the future. He might end up paranoid when he see someone who is using Bitcoin in the way that he/she don't like.

I feel good and satisfied. Usually when I win big, I treasure it and sometimes I call some friends and treat them with what I win. I don't really gamble that hard and when I hit big in one bet, I usually stop, or in few bets when I am not lucky, and leave if I can't get it back.

But there are some times, specially when I am tired, that I don't know what I will feel. I usually just keep what I win and never think about it.