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 Does it make me evil to think it's funny people are losing their entire life savings degen trading with leverage? 
 It’s funny and sad at the same time. Both things can be true. 
 Agreed 🤭 
 No. It makes me wonder 💭 how many are being humbled. Life is lessons. Hugs 🫂 https://media.tenor.com/0i0ZxbRgVyAAAAAC/meonly.gif
 
 No it doesn't because it's funny Indeed. 
The sad part is very likely they will not learn from it.. and will try it again in the future. 😅 
 Are these stop loss alerts? How is the data public? 
 Not stop loss, forced orders/margin calls, meaning the trader lost all of the money

All exchanges publish this on their websockets  
 Ouch 
 Degen trading with leverage is what gives bitcoin is price volatility. Mount gox - CZ - SBF - Saylor.  
 I had an uncle that often said "leergeld" which translates losely to "learning money". 

Even though they may have lost their savings (or parts of it), but let's hope they have seen the light and start stacking sats from now on. 

It's never too late! The moon is still bright and far away.. 🚀🌕 
 No.

What's evil is the platforms offering the leveraging services that allow degens to lose their entire life savings on a forced margin call.

We can only watch the results, but do nothing to stop it. If we don't laugh, we'll cry. 
 No. Means you are sane. You source and manage capital well. 
 I like to hope it's somehow all whales. 
 No, I find it strangely amusing too. The stupidity to think you can somehow beat a complex, highly manipulated market and leveraging that stupidity also is very amusing. 
 People are going to do what they want.  Might as well have a good laugh 🤣 
 Yes, and that's ok.