The vocal people you read about online are a minority. The vast majority (99%+) of investors losing money are doing so silently.

>> Why would I give them a second thought on the other side?

Because if enough of them hurt, soon the government wants to bail them out, and you and I pay for that bailout with taxes.

Or perhaps the government forces the platform to absorb the losses, and you and I pay for that with higher fees in the future.

I think there is a far more likely third option; the government hands down crypto regulations similar to the financial regulations put in place during the first half of the 20th century.

> soon the government wants to bail them out

I would be genuinely shocked, and outraged, if the government bails out crypto investors. It has been common knowledge how risky that sector is.

Government might go after those selling unregulated securities, but I doubt tax money will be used to bail anyone out.

Heads they win, tails I lose.