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$10k can’t even buy a car. I don’t know where you are in this crazy world but where I but $10k isn’t life changing, it’s more like a month of fancy dinners.

I guess I’m a real dumbass. :-)

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he said the *returns* can be life-changing, not the investment.

some people 100xed on crypto

Some even did better than that ;-)

My life is completely unchanged. I still work everyday.

I work everyday too. But not having debt and enough cash cushion to do nothing for years gives you a sense of freedom and confidence that can help you make life changing decisions.

True. I was able to make riskier investments knowing that I would be able to eat if things went badly.

I’m just waiting for the collapse of civilization now myself.

most who were active during 2018-19 before the current run 1000xed. Many lost 80% of that but are still wildly in profit.

Most of the good traders I know managed to cash out 30-90x. All within two years.

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