You don’t bet on #Bitcoin success You bet on inevitability of debt spiraling into oblivion But, because of the great inertia of the existing system, the timeframe for the consequences to be observable and manifested is very long And, because you base your life on high time preference it is very hard for you to see so far in the future You’re used to bet short term. Put some money on red and roll the wheel expecting instantaneous results and because of that mismanaged focus you don’t see the inevitable future events that might have dire consequences to your life