I think you're missing the point. It is worth risking your 0.5% (or 1% or 3% - whatever will make it sensible but within acceptable risk levels to trade with) on learning about a risky venture that may collapse, on the one hand (if you are one of the 95%), or, on the other hand, teach you enough to never have to look back (if you are one of the 5%). If you are intelligent enough to get that far, then you're probably also intelligent enough to work out for yourself within a reasonable period, whether you are one of the 5% or the 95%. What I object to, is the idea that "intelligent" people would summarily dismiss trading as an option, simply because most people fail at it. If everyone thought that way, Everest would still be unclimbed.
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