Making More Money and Getting Worse Faster

Because the answer sounded ugly. Because the tiny profit had made him unwilling to stop. Because he wanted to prove he was not just another salary-bound life. Because he started imagining that if he survived this round, if his assets doubled or five-folded or even ten-folded, everyone would look at him differently. So he kept going. ETH bounced twice that week and got slammed back down each time. Whenever the price rose, he told himself this time was different. Whenever it fell, he called it a washout. His phone screen always had a chart app open. He watched while eating, in meetings, while walking, even in the bathroom with sound on so he could hear the exchange push notifications: `Market moves fast. Stay alert.