What are your thoughts?
Depends. If the goal you set yourself is realistic, you won't have any problems. However, if you go to the casino with $100 and you expect to walk out with $100,000 because you think it's the only solution to your miserable life, it's easier when you lose the $100 to take out another $100, or $1,000 or borrow it or whatever.
$100 invested in Kaspa months ago is now six figures, I am not saying that all crypto investment are like this but I will rather take my chances with something that's likely to happen than gambling, $100 is too high for gambling even if I am making thousands in a month, this is just common sense, gambling is wired to be unfair to gamblers.
My advice is it is better not to have your mind on hitting the jackpot as a gambler, you will start misbehaving sooner or later, expectations over expectations, winning is not a must in gambling, lower your expectations, risk very little amount.
Well well, I definitely understand the angle you are coming from, and sincerely, it makes sense to me.
But also understand that there are people who are so obsessed with gambling in the sense or to an extent that they will rather spend that $100 on trying their luck with gambling, rather than invest that money on a crypto asset where they will be forced to wait several months, if not years, before they can have the opportunity of cashing out anything reasonable or tangible.
But again, like I said before, I understand the angle you are coming from and I buy into the same opinion as you, I will rather invest my $100 on a good crypto asset, than risk it on gambling, gambling should be done with no expectations in mind, not even about lowering expectations, but one who really wants to enjoy gambling should do it without any form of expections in mind, because when there are no expections, there is no cause to be disappointed when games don't turn out in the favor of the gambler.