Trading is hard Most traders have not outperformed buying and holding the S&P 500 Even fewer traders have outperformed buying and holding BTC The PnL cards and portfolio screenshot carousels on social media aren't real life While it may seem that 'everyone' is trading millions and always winning, what you're really seeing is a mix of the top 0.1%, survivorship bias, and in some cases outright forgery And if you give active trading your best shot and realise that you're better off investing/trading less frequently while working a well-paying job that you enjoy - that's completely fine I'm a decent-ish trader but also got very lucky by being 'early' from starting in 2017 and not blowing up completely None of this should discourage you Just a reality check on how hard this game is (especially over multiple years) and to approach it with the seriousness and intellectual humility it deserves GM