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Your failures in 2022

Share what your failures were in 2022. Your regrets; where you came worse off at the end of the year than at the beginning. What will you do better next year?

Counterpart of the successes thread: https://tildes.net/~talk/13w4/your_successes_in_2022

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  1. [15]
    pseudolobster
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    I spent all my time and money investing in a loveless relationship and a ridiculous lifestyle that didn't work out. I prepared for almost a year to go mushroom hunting in the remote back woods of...

    I spent all my time and money investing in a loveless relationship and a ridiculous lifestyle that didn't work out.

    I prepared for almost a year to go mushroom hunting in the remote back woods of British Columbia. With my partner we bought a camper trailer, and a truck to tow it. We spent tens upon tens of thousands of dollars renovating this $2000 "bargain" of a camper. We destroyed four transmissions, went through three vehicles. We had to deal with water leaks, propane leaks, sewage leaks, mice, mold, electrical problems, problems with the furnace, the water system, basically everything that could go wrong did at some point. We faced constant unyielding stress upon stress for a year. Transmission dies while we're in town 30km from our camper, try to call tow trucks but it's a town of 1000 people and it's a holiday, end up having to walk back to camp, get stranded there without a vehicle 20km up a mountain on a washed out logging road. End up stuck there for a month while we wait for parts for our truck, having to carry an empty propane tank to the road, hitchhike to town, then do it all in reverse. Melting snow water to drink. Having to scramble to rent a truck to get us out of there before a huge snow storm would have locked us in there for the rest of the winter. Going to the campground who we called an hour earlier who assured us they have a spot, only to be told no, while we're towing all our possessions with a rented truck. It just keeps going, too. That was a pretty mild one. Later we were 40km down a different logging road, our rear brake caliper seized up, we're stuck in the middle of an active logging road. We were forced to break free by gunning the engine, destroying the brakes, leaving us stranded up a narrow winding dirt road going through the mountains, with sheer cliffs on one side, grades of ~20%, and no brakes. Oh, and giant logging trucks come barrelling down the road once an hour or so. Eventually we crept out in 4-low in 1st gear trying to keep our speed under 10kmph. We managed to find another mushroom picker with a welder and generator who was able to tack weld our caliper back in place, granting us the opportunity to break down somewhere else a couple days later.

    So, long story short, I'll spare you the other dozen times we got stuck or stranded in the middle of nowhere, but suffice it to say this was at least a weekly occurrence. Breaking down all the time made it really difficult to pick mushrooms in the prime of the season, and what money we did make went straight back into the vehicle. We would have to make it up by going to higher elevation and chasing the last of the mushrooms.

    That's when I had my injury. I was deep in the woods in a really remote area of BC, 100km in either direction between the nearest hospitals, and 50km in either direction before you get to any sort of town, which most people who live in BC have never heard of, and another 50km down dirt roads. I was climbing over a fallen log in the woods when I started to lose my balance. I fell off the log backwards, rotated 180° before landing on my right foot while still twisting. I managed to dislocate my hip and fracture my acetabulum in two places. I was only ~300m from the car, but there was absolutely no way for me to crawl that far up rocky slopes covered in fallen trees (morel mushrooms grow in burned forests, so the terrain is much worse than normal). In the biggest stroke of luck in my life it happened to be Canada Day, so there happened to be people camping and celebrating ~20km from my fall. In an even bigger stroke of luck, two of them were trained paramedics. Between my gf and 3 campers they were able to build a makeshift stretcher and carry me out to the vehicle so we could drive the 150km to the nearest hospital. It was almost 8 hours between my injury and actually getting triaged at the hospital. 10/10 pain. Would not recommend.

    I was in the hospital for a week and a bit. I spent a month afterwards not really being able to leave bed much, and it was 2+ months before I could start to put any weight on that leg. My girlfriend and I were already under a ton of stress, and had sort-of broke up the day before my accident. Now she had to babysit me for months while I'm unable to move, let alone pick mushrooms. Needless to say that created resentment. We stuck it out a few more months. I was able to make a bit of money online, but she was constantly nagging me about not working, and starting to be outright cruel to me. I felt trapped, helpless. I couldn't leave, I couldn't walk. Even though I paid half of everything, the vehicles are under her name. I left with little more than my laptop and the clothes on my back. She kept everything I owned, but that's not enough. She still claims I owe her tens of thousands of dollars and is harassing me online to pay her for taking care of me. (even though I was on employment insurance and she wasn't working at the time, so I was paying for everything)

    Anyway, from there I was super destitute and homeless. Managed to get back on my feet over the last few months. Started out with a piece of luggage and a couple blankets. Eventually managed to get my hands on a sleeping bag and tent. Then eventually ran into a kind old lady who wants to help by paying for a hostel while I get back on my feet. Since then I've found a job that I start in the new year. I'm getting my driver's license finally after all these years. Making some real progress now, but it really feels like I wasted the last two years.

    Edit: changed distances to match reality better

    18 votes
    1. [2]
      lou
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      I'm noticing a common trend here: people reporting as "failures" things they couldn't possibly prevent or anticipate without knowledge of the future. What you consider a "failure" I consider a...

      I'm noticing a common trend here: people reporting as "failures" things they couldn't possibly prevent or anticipate without knowledge of the future.

      What you consider a "failure" I consider a demonstration of the utmost resilience and tenacity. You absolutely did not fail. You prevailed.

      Shit just happens sometimes.

      Take care ;)

      15 votes
      1. pseudolobster
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        Fuck. I can't respond to this in any other way but crying. Thank you. You too.

        Fuck. I can't respond to this in any other way but crying. Thank you. You too.

        6 votes
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        pseudolobster
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        There's been a really large number of people I've met throughout my life who've told me I should write a book about what I've been through. I think even our elusive leader @deimos told me that...

        There's been a really large number of people I've met throughout my life who've told me I should write a book about what I've been through. I think even our elusive leader @deimos told me that once, years ago when I met him in person, and I hadn't even gone through the recent, really crazy shit yet.

        4 votes
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          lou
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          What genre would it be?

          There's been a really large number of people I've met throughout my life who've told me I should write a book about what I've been through

          What genre would it be?

          1 vote
    3. [6]
      PantsEnvy
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      I'm very sorry you went through all that, and I am really glad you have a new job lined up for the new year. I hope it gets you back on your feet. That is a bold move, to steal someones property...

      I'm very sorry you went through all that, and I am really glad you have a new job lined up for the new year. I hope it gets you back on your feet.

      She kept everything I owned, but that's not enough. She still claims I owe her tens of thousands of dollars and is harassing me online to pay her for taking care of me.

      That is a bold move, to steal someones property and then demand more of it. Does she have any proof you agreed to pay her for her services? Does she admit to taking your stuff without payment?

      2 votes
      1. [5]
        pseudolobster
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        Heh, well I've still got a limp, but I otherwise have full use of my feet now. No, I've sorta moved on. If I never get my stuff back, whatever, it's just stuff. I'll get more. Right now it's in a...

        I hope it gets you back on your feet.

        Heh, well I've still got a limp, but I otherwise have full use of my feet now.

        No, I've sorta moved on. If I never get my stuff back, whatever, it's just stuff. I'll get more. Right now it's in a storage locker, she says she hasn't thrown any of it out, and I've been sending her money to pay for it monthly. I'm not under any illusion she won't sell it or stop paying for storage at some point. She's still saying she's the victim because I abandoned her and made her homeless. Like, really? I slept outside in the snow with no gear while you cuddled with my dog in a heated trailer, played minecraft using electricity from my solar panels, ate my food while I begged for scraps in the street, but yeah... Anyway, as you can tell I'm still pretty frustrated by the situation. Two years of my life gone and we can't even be amicable. Whatever. Moving on.

        3 votes
        1. [3]
          PantsEnvy
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          Has she sent you proof she is indeed paying for a storage locker there?

          Has she sent you proof she is indeed paying for a storage locker there?

          2 votes
          1. [2]
            pseudolobster
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            No, but I do have proof I paid her. E-transfers with "storage fees" as the description, which she cashed. Facebook convos saying "I'm sending you money to cover storage for the month of December"...

            No, but I do have proof I paid her. E-transfers with "storage fees" as the description, which she cashed. Facebook convos saying "I'm sending you money to cover storage for the month of December" etc. If I wanted to lawyer up I'd have a fairly good case, but even if money were no object it's a question of whether it's a good mental investment to engage with her. She's an energy vampire. The more attention I give her, the more she feeds off it. At some point I have to cut my losses.

            Is it worth it to spend money taking her to court for a chance to get slightly more money back? I dunno, some finance-minded people might say "yes, probably," and some revenge-minded people might say "yes, definitely," but I guess it just depends how much you value your mental health. She's got a really strong victim complex, and I'm a pretty empathetic and passive person, so I've allowed myself to get wrapped into it. She tells me I'm selfish for leaving an abusive relationship and I sorta end up feeling sorry for her, like I'm at fault for her buying the trailer, I'm at fault for the car breaking down, I'm at fault for the mushroom price being low, etc.

            I don't have a good solution. My stuff (not including hypothetical equity in the 2 vehicles and trailer that are in her name) is only worth about $5-10k. Aside from some weird electronics like soviet voltmeters from the 70's none of it is irreplaceable. After a lot of thinking about it, I don't think my shit is worth dealing with this person ever again. Still, I try to remain pleasant to her on facebook, and I'm paying $120/mo for the storage unit, even though my shit occupies less than half of it. In fact I've been paying her around $200/mo for both storage fees and "administration fees", or as I like to think of them, "stfu fees".

            I would point out, near the end of the relationship, before I was able to walk very well, after 5 months of her not having any income, and me paying for everything from my employment insurance, there was a month and a half, maybe two months where she was getting income and I wasn't. She did pay for all my shit during that time, so she paid for things like my cigarettes (~$200) etc. I've been guilted into accepting responsibility for paying back these things. The lithium ion battery I installed in the trailer cost me $1500, the solar panels $500, which I own 100% of, but until that's sold it's "worthless", even though she keeps charging her shit with it.

            2 votes
            1. PantsEnvy
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              You should ask for proof that she still has the rental unit. Bonus if you get the locker number. Then you could monitor this site... https://bid13.com/current-auctions/canada/british-columbia

              You should ask for proof that she still has the rental unit.

              Bonus if you get the locker number. Then you could monitor this site...

              https://bid13.com/current-auctions/canada/british-columbia

              4 votes
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          1. pseudolobster
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            Well, you're giving good advice and I can't disagree with you, but there are some complications. My name is on the storage locker, and I'm allowed to go there. I don't have the key though. I've...

            Well, you're giving good advice and I can't disagree with you, but there are some complications. My name is on the storage locker, and I'm allowed to go there. I don't have the key though. I've thought about going in with bolt cutters and reclaiming all my shit if she doesn't give me the key. I think that's allowed. However, thing is, I'm 500km away. My shit is in storage in Penticton, BC, but I'm living in Victoria, BC, over 500km away plus a ferry. Seeing as I don't have a vehicle yet, and when I do it's a full day's drive to get there, this whole "getting things out of lockers" idea is pretty far away for now. It's on my radar though. It's on my list of long-term goals. My new job is giving me a company car, and if I can pay for gas and ferry to go to the okanagan and back some weekend to grab at least some of my shit, that's on my agenda for sure.

            2 votes
    4. [3]
      tomf
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      what were the two towns?

      what were the two towns?

      1 vote
      1. [2]
        pseudolobster
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        Looking at a map I confused distances. The two towns I was thinking of are Fauquier and Cherryville, which were each about 50km away from the logging road. What I messed up is I was 100km each...

        Looking at a map I confused distances. The two towns I was thinking of are Fauquier and Cherryville, which were each about 50km away from the logging road. What I messed up is I was 100km each direction from the nearest hospitals, in Vernon and Nakusp.

        3 votes
        1. tomf
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          well, you’re right! i’ve never heard of those places. i know vernon, but everybody in the province will know that one. i know the area to the west, for whatever that is worth. sorry your trip et...

          well, you’re right! i’ve never heard of those places. i know vernon, but everybody in the province will know that one. i know the area to the west, for whatever that is worth.

          sorry your trip et al was so shit.

          2 votes
  2. smoontjes
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    This thread is real. My partner of almost 2 years broke up in January and while we're good friends and everything, it's been an incredibly lonely year. I had to move to another city as I couldn't...

    This thread is real.

    My partner of almost 2 years broke up in January and while we're good friends and everything, it's been an incredibly lonely year. I had to move to another city as I couldn't afford living in Copenhagen anymore. I have been here since May and I still do not know a single person. I was meant to start university in September of '21 but that failed due to a complete mental breakdown, so I have been unemployed since then - and will be for a long time to come, too. I just sit in my studio apartment 99% of the time and just try to pass the time and distract myself from my sad existence.

    My mental health is awful. I have always had a difficult time with it, but 2022 was my most suicidal year yet and I had multiple episodes in which I thought that I should just do it. I went to the emergency psych ward in the middle of the night in July, even. While some of the staff there were okay, most of them just could not care less about their patients. I spoke to half a dozen nurses from the psych ward following that visit, and only 1 of them said anything remotely helpful - he shared his experience of having actually successfully killed himself, but paramedics resuscitated him. So now he tries to pay it forwards with his work. I only spoke to him once for 20-30 minutes over the phone but I deeply admire him.

    As I said, my mental health is in the gutter and I've been on welfare which is almost not enough to scrape by. I relapsed after my partner broke up with me, and parts of my arm is completely fucked up with scars from cutting. I do get help but it's not enough...

    Here's to a better 2023. Can't get much worse than 2022.

    9 votes
  3. Bullmaestro
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    My mental health has suffered a lot this year thanks to many setbacks in my personal and work life. I got back together with my ex back in January. She had apologised for ghosting me (for the...

    My mental health has suffered a lot this year thanks to many setbacks in my personal and work life.

    I got back together with my ex back in January. She had apologised for ghosting me (for the second time) eighteen months ago without any kind of explanation, and I accepted her apology and agreed to go on as if nothing had happened. In retrospect, the relationship had red flags written all over it and I think that I was so desperate for a relationship that I wilfully ignored these red flags. She was often insistent on me paying for meals we had and our relationship had no physical or sexual intimacy whatsoever. During the 3 years on-and-off that we were actually together, we never had sex, we never kissed and it seemed like her plan was to make me wait for five years then have a baby with me.

    Of course our relationship turned toxic and we broke up seven months later after I booked flights and an apartment to come on the girls' vacation she begged me to come on at short notice. Tried to remain her friend but she was still trying to commandeer my time and my wallet while I was abroad salvaging my expensive vacation into a solo trip. I found out later from a mutual friend that she uses guys.

    Gave up on trying to find somebody else soon after because every dating app I used I was either getting zero matches or the people who I did match were either love scammers or were actually living on the other side of the planet hunting for a British boyfriend that could help them get a visa. Out of the two ladies I met afterwards, one immediately decided she just wanted to be friends while she spent most of our time hanging out swiping on and messaging dudes on Bumble instead of chatting to me, the other asked me about my previous ex then decided to be incredibly judgemental when I told her the story. Ghosted soon after.

    Work is another major setback. I work as a Purchase Ledger Clerk for a big company. My employer has screwed me around so much with things like piling work on me, passing me over (with scathing feedback) for other roles I applied for. Fact that they know I'm on the spectrum could also make their actions discriminatory. They also made me wait 3 months after attending two interviews for an opportunity to shadow their management accounting team, only to then tell me the position no longer existed. Finding another job has been really hard, because my notice period is really long and few places are willing to even offer me an interview because of that. I literally failed 4 interviews with different companies for higher paying AP roles and just gave up.

    The worst was when I raised burnout issues because they put me on a high volume subledger of essential suppliers (locums) with very short payment terms and a tendency to be hostile if they're not immediately paid. Having a locum who earns 3 to 5 times more per hour than you bombard your direct dial to the point of harassment because their 5 day old invoice hasn't been paid was a regular soul-destroying occurrence for me.

    They brought in somebody with zero formal accountancy qualifications or experience to replace me, told me to train my replacement (training them has been like pulling teeth to say the least), then after moving me to another line of work, announced days later that they were hiring two extra people including a supervisor to pick up the work I used to do.

    6 votes
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    1. teaearlgraycold
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      The Wikipedia article you linked said that suppressing stimming can be detrimental to mental health. And given what you said it seems stopping outright might not be the best option.

      The Wikipedia article you linked said that suppressing stimming can be detrimental to mental health. And given what you said it seems stopping outright might not be the best option.

      3 votes
  5. unknown user
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    I wanted to launch a second magazine – about the US in general, this time – by September this year. :( Wanted to "start a new chapter" with my health and begin jogging regularly, after moving to...

    I wanted to launch a second magazine – about the US in general, this time – by September this year. :(

    Wanted to "start a new chapter" with my health and begin jogging regularly, after moving to Saint Petersburg in late May. Went out to jog once, all in all. Still have the jogging sneakers with me.

    Also wanted to restart modding for one of my favorite games. Had a new development paradigm and everything. Sure had a lot of cool ideas.

    Mitigating circumstances or not, still wish I could've done it, or at least start properly.

    4 votes
  6. FishFingus
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    I'm a Fatty McFatterson. I lost 35 pounds, then gained it all back and then some. Still, working from home should give me more time to work out now. I don't know how much I weigh now. But I was...

    I'm a Fatty McFatterson. I lost 35 pounds, then gained it all back and then some. Still, working from home should give me more time to work out now.

    I don't know how much I weigh now. But I was starting to get a six-pack, I really was!

    4 votes
  7. skybrian
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    Failed to renew my expired passport due to procrastination. Gonna do it soon! Also didn't travel anywhere interesting. Just visited family and went to local parks.

    Failed to renew my expired passport due to procrastination. Gonna do it soon!

    Also didn't travel anywhere interesting. Just visited family and went to local parks.

    4 votes
  8. [5]
    grtcdr
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    My mustache has not grown thick yet. Urrghhh!

    My mustache has not grown thick yet. Urrghhh!

    4 votes
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      lou
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      Oh that's not your fault buddy. It'll grow back. Weird related thing: I never had much facial hair. My mustache started growing when I was 35 and it's quite respectable now. I love my Wyatt Earp...

      Oh that's not your fault buddy. It'll grow back.

      Weird related thing: I never had much facial hair. My mustache started growing when I was 35 and it's quite respectable now. I love my Wyatt Earp mustache.

      3 votes
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        vord
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        I will trade yall some of my dense beard in exchange for ending the receeding hairline. Thankfully I'm tall so most people notice lumberjack beard more than Riff Raff hair. I'm holdin out till...

        I will trade yall some of my dense beard in exchange for ending the receeding hairline.

        Thankfully I'm tall so most people notice lumberjack beard more than Riff Raff hair. I'm holdin out till shaving the top is the only option.

        2 votes
        1. lou
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          I've been either shaving or cutting my hair at the shortest setting of the machine since I was 17. It's a great look. However, I am black, and shaved heads are considered more acceptable for my...

          I've been either shaving or cutting my hair at the shortest setting of the machine since I was 17. It's a great look. However, I am black, and shaved heads are considered more acceptable for my ethnicity for some reason.

          Some people have nicely shaped heads. Give yours a chance!

          4 votes
      2. grtcdr
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        Thanks for the reassurance, friend. That makes me feel better!

        Thanks for the reassurance, friend. That makes me feel better!

        2 votes
  9. AugustusFerdinand
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    I acquired more tools, machines, and parts this year, but I did very little with them and the cars that didn't run last year still don't run this year. Of the two main projects that I have in my...

    I acquired more tools, machines, and parts this year, but I did very little with them and the cars that didn't run last year still don't run this year. Of the two main projects that I have in my sights, I'm really only short the wiring (short, get it?!) to get them running out of all the parts I did acquire.

    2 votes
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    vord
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    Mental health is a bit unstable relative to prior years. Has been getting better as the youngest child ages, so looking up for 2023. Destroyed my home server with some stupid mistakes. Luckily...

    Mental health is a bit unstable relative to prior years. Has been getting better as the youngest child ages, so looking up for 2023.

    Destroyed my home server with some stupid mistakes. Luckily BTRFS was able to rebuild everything inside of a week, but it was touch and go there for a bit. Nothing too critical would have been lost, but still would have been a massive PITA.

    Spent too much time online writing much ado about nothing.

    2 votes
    1. lou
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      Don't we all? :/

      Spent too much time online writing much ado about nothing

      Don't we all? :/

      2 votes
  11. [14]
    Wolf
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    Not only 2022, but the last three years. During the pandemic, I had the perfect opportunity to make a fuckton of money from crypto. I didn't lose much money but I lost a lot of gains by being a...

    Not only 2022, but the last three years.

    During the pandemic, I had the perfect opportunity to make a fuckton of money from crypto. I didn't lose much money but I lost a lot of gains by being a loser and a moron. The pandemic and crypto bull run were perfect for me since I could make money just buying jpegs and sitting inside all day. Instead I wasted it watching anime, playing video games, and jerking off. I don't even remember the last three years. But not a day goes by, I don't wanna whip myself over what I did. I truly deserve hell.

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      skybrian
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      Seems like you could have also lost a lot of money from crypto? Investments always look easier in retrospect.

      Seems like you could have also lost a lot of money from crypto? Investments always look easier in retrospect.

      7 votes
      1. [9]
        Wolf
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        @teaearlgraycold No my initial investment was pretty low. I would have only lost house money. I know Tildes doesn't like crypto but with the information edge I had, I could have been a...

        @teaearlgraycold

        No my initial investment was pretty low. I would have only lost house money. I know Tildes doesn't like crypto but with the information edge I had, I could have been a millionaire. One of the few trades I did take marked important local bottoms and the top at 60k.

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          Adys
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          Again, as @skybrian said, it's easy in retrospect. You got unlucky, you could have gotten lucky. You could have put up more money up front. Do you really believe that, if the trades had gone...

          Again, as @skybrian said, it's easy in retrospect. You got unlucky, you could have gotten lucky. You could have put up more money up front.

          Do you really believe that, if the trades had gone slightly better, you'd have pulled out at the exact optimal time?

          Because in order to make money from a gambling investment like this, you need to know exactly when to pull out. Anything else is sub-optimal. So, what's optimal? 1.5x? 2x? 3x? 5x? 10x? 100x?

          I was mining bitcoin when it went from a few cents per, to 20 dollars each. I could have been a literal billionaire, had I spent some spare money I had then, and held it for the exact optimal amount of time. Instead, I made maybe a slight profit on my electricity.

          Woe is me, I could have been a billionaire. I also could have just been born Bill Gates' son or something, that'd have been even easier.

          IDK, I don't want to shoot you down, but you realize you're beating yourself up over not winning at roulette, right?

          8 votes
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            Wolf
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            I didnt make any trades at all, that's the problem. I barely tried. The few trades I did take were very optimal in terms of timing. And I had to access to informational edge that most crypto...

            I didnt make any trades at all, that's the problem. I barely tried. The few trades I did take were very optimal in terms of timing. And I had to access to informational edge that most crypto people don't have. It's not roulette at all. The chances of winning in a bull market are much higher than normal. Crypto is not a random walk. And it sounds like you fumbled a generational bag too. I get it makes no sense to feel bad about it, but the next time the bull market comes around, I am not standing on sidelines.

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              Adys
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              Fwiw while people were going crazy over crypto and NFTs, I was developing my career. I made less money than I could have by getting super lucky. I made a lot more money than if I had gotten...

              Fwiw while people were going crazy over crypto and NFTs, I was developing my career.

              I made less money than I could have by getting super lucky. I made a lot more money than if I had gotten unlucky. And I now have solid skills that propel me forward now, which I can rely on for my finances now while the market is shit.

              To each their own. You want to keep beating yourself up, have at it; you can’t make the horse drink and all that…

              3 votes
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                Wolf
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                You keep talking about luck, but that's not what I am saying. The odds I had of making money were very high due to a mix of factors like a raging bull market and having access to information and...

                You keep talking about luck, but that's not what I am saying. The odds I had of making money were very high due to a mix of factors like a raging bull market and having access to information and edge that other participants did not have. The only thing that stopped me from executing was my own fear.

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                  teaearlgraycold
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                  What was this edge?

                  having access to information and edge that other participants did not have.

                  What was this edge?

                  2 votes
                  1. [3]
                    Wolf
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                    I mean I'm not revealing it. It's very likely to be viable next bull market.

                    I mean I'm not revealing it. It's very likely to be viable next bull market.

                    1. [2]
                      teaearlgraycold
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                      Excuse my assuming, but I wonder if you’re reluctant to talk in more concrete terms about this strategy because you don’t want holes poked in it. It could be more appealing to be a failed...

                      Excuse my assuming, but I wonder if you’re reluctant to talk in more concrete terms about this strategy because you don’t want holes poked in it. It could be more appealing to be a failed billionaire than just someone who’s got an idea.

                      2 votes
                      1. Wolf
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                        I understand that's the most likely interpretation. I am not changing my stance though. And I am not quitting on crypto either.

                        I understand that's the most likely interpretation. I am not changing my stance though. And I am not quitting on crypto either.

    2. teaearlgraycold
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      Nah you’re fine for not risking it all on crypto. Don’t beat yourself up about that. Depending on how bad you feel it might be you’re chronically unable to remember highlights of the last few...

      Nah you’re fine for not risking it all on crypto. Don’t beat yourself up about that.

      Depending on how bad you feel it might be you’re chronically unable to remember highlights of the last few years. So be kind to yourself. There were probably some good things and you can always get more creative with how you spend your time in 2023.

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      AnthonyB
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      Here's something that might take the sting out of it. Back in October 2012, I decided it might be fun to buy some drugs online. So I went through all the trouble of setting up the tor browser,...

      Here's something that might take the sting out of it. Back in October 2012, I decided it might be fun to buy some drugs online. So I went through all the trouble of setting up the tor browser, creating a crypto wallet, and buying Bitcoin with cash through an ATM a few miles away from my house. I know that might not sound like much to people on this site, but for a computer illiterate moron like me, I felt like I was cracking the Zodiac killers code or something. Anyway, I ended up spending about 200 bucks on Bitcoin but got cold feet before I bought anything and ended up setting aside a post-it note with my wallet info for a rainy day. I know I managed to bring it with me on one move in 2013 because I have a distinct memory of setting it in a box full of odds and ends with sentimental value, but I ended up moving 4-5 more times before someone told me about the value of Bitcoin in early 2018. I searched and searched for months, but never found the box or the post-it and the laptop I had used was long gone.

      Anyway, mine is just one story in a sea of others - many of them much worse. Don't beat yourself up.

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      1. Wolf
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        Our situations are kinda different but thanks for sharing your story!

        Our situations are kinda different but thanks for sharing your story!